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CVE-2014-8878 (GCVE-0-2014-8878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:33
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-07-16 00:00
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