CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-38373

5.3 MEDIUM Published 2021-08-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-08-10
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
3.5 LOW — AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-319, CWE-77

Description

In KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3), the SMTP STARTTLS option is not honored (and cleartext messages are sent) unless "Server requires authentication" is checked.

Affected configurations

• kde kmail 19.12.3

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness

References