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CVE-2014-8878

Published: 28 September 2017

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
kdepim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

vivid Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.6-0ubuntu1)
groovy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (4.14.4)
utopic Ignored
(end of life)
wily Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.6-0ubuntu1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.6-0ubuntu1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.6-0ubuntu1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.6-0ubuntu1)
mantic Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: http://commits.kde.org/kdepim/626c857eb30c0533a4de7836ee843caaa8c00a26

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N