CVE-2017-9604
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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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 | 17.04.2-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4:16.04.3-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4:16.04.3-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kde | kmail | {"endIncluding":"5.5.1"} | |
| kde | messagelib | {"endIncluding":"5.5.1"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-17
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-16
- https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8
- https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9604.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9604
CWEs
CWE-311
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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