CVE-2014-8878
MEDIUMKDE KMail - Unencrypted Attachment Transmission via Automatic Encryption Feature
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986
Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
51.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-310
Status
published
Products (1)
kde/kmail
4.11.5
Published
Sep 28, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026