7.5

CVE-2017-9604: kde kmail Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesopenSUSE-SU-2017:1748-1openSUSE-SU-2017:1756-1UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9604
Published 13-06-2017Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9604 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability in kde kmail. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.29% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Kde2 products
Suse2 products
  • kdepim&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP2< 16.08.2-5.2
  • messagelib&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP2< 16.08.2-5.1
Debian1 product
  • kf5-messagelib< 4:16.04.3-3
Ubuntu1 product
  • kdepim< 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2 | < 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1

4 vendors · 6 products

References

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