cve-2014-8878
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-09-27 17:00
Modified
2024-08-06 13:33
Severity ?
Summary
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
security@debian.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@debian.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@debian.orghttps://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@debian.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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