CVE-2014-3494 Information disclosure in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can obtain sensitive information via invalid certificates in the POP3 kioslave due to improper warning notifications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3494?
CVE-2014-3494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 1 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
kio/usernotificationhandler.cpp in the POP3 kioslave in kdelibs 4.10.95 before 4.13.3 does not properly generate warning notifications, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid certificate.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3494?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
kdelibs4 openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.14.27-1.1 |
Products include Kde Kdelibs, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3494?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-3494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjp2-g39x-38r6, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3494, openSUSE-SU-2024:10011-1.