CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-8878
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-09-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-310
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• kde kmail 4.11.5
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry