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CVE-2014-8878

KDE KMail does not encrypt attachments in emails when "automatic encryption" is enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Published

2017-09-28T01:29:00.340

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	kde	kmail	4.11.5	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)