CVE-2014-8878
N/A
Published: September 27, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKmail
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/16/10VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75986x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243777Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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