CVE-2017-9604 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain sensitive information because KMail fails to encrypt messages when using the Send Later feature.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-9604?

CVE-2017-9604 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

KDE kmail before 5.5.2 and messagelib before 5.5.2, as distributed in KDE Applications before 17.04.2, do not ensure that a plugin's sign/encrypt action occurs during use of the Send Later feature, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9604?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (4)
kdepim SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2All versions16.08.2-5.2
kdepim SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2All versions16.08.2-5.2
messagelib SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2All versions16.08.2-5.1
messagelib SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2All versions16.08.2-5.1

Products include Kde Kmail, Kde Messagelib.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9604?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-9604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9604, GHSA-7w32-mxrp-49jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9604, openSUSE-SU-2017:1748-1, openSUSE-SU-2017:1756-1.

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