CVE-2016-7968
Published: 23 December 2016
KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | need QT 5.7 to disable entirely, partial sanitization commits are linked off of the kde advisory |
| mdeslaur | 5.3.0 and over |
| tyhicks | tsimonq2 says that kmail in kdepim Zesty and older is not affected |
| sbeattie | kmail did not use QWebSettings through zesty |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
kdepim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.1)
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
kf5-messagelib Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://cgit.kde.org/messagelib.git/commit/?id=f601f9ffb706f7d3a5893b04f067a1f75da62c99 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |