CVE-2014-8878

medium

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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-28

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N