Medium severity · published Sep 28, 2017
CVE-2014-8878
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
5.9
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KM
Kmail · Kde
4.11.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8878
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8878
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777
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