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CVE-2017-9604

KDE kmail before 5.5.2 and messagelib before 5.5.2, as distributed in KDE Applications before 17.04.2, do not ensure that a plugin's sign/encrypt action occurs during use of the Send Later feature, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Published

2017-06-13T13:29:00.220

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-311

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	kde	kmail	≤ 5.5.1	Yes
Application	kde	messagelib	≤ 5.5.1	Yes
Operating System	kde	kde	17.04	No

References

https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8 Mailing List, Patch, Tool Signature ([email protected])
https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197 Mailing List, Patch, Tool Signature ([email protected])
https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8 Mailing List, Patch, Tool Signature (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197 Mailing List, Patch, Tool Signature (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)