CVE-2016-7966
Description
Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sign (=) or a space into the injected HTML, which greatly reduces the available HTML functionality. Although it is possible to include an HTML comment indicator to hide content.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 5.26.0-2 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.26.0-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.26.0-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.26.0-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.26.0-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.26.0-3 |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| fedora | 25 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kde | kmail | {"endIncluding":"4.4.0"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7966
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.