# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rjp2-g39x-38r6, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3494, openSUSE-SU-2024:10011-1

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3494?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kdelibs4` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.14.27-1.1 |

Products: 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

- [CVE-2009-2702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2702/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1165/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-6410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6410/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2013-2074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2074/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.