Vulnerability CVE-2017-9604


Published: 2017-06-13

Description:
KDE kmail before 5.5.2 and messagelib before 5.5.2, as distributed in KDE Applications before 17.04.2, do not ensure that a plugin's sign/encrypt action occurs during use of the Send Later feature, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Type:

CWE-311

(Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
KDE -> Kmail 
KDE -> Messagelib 

 References:
https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8
https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197

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