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CVE-2016-7967

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. Since the generated html is executed in the local file security context by default access to remote and local URLs was enabled.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/93360 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • kde.org /info/security/advisory-20161006-2.txt · Vendor Advisory

Sources

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