RCE in KDE Kmail
CVE-2016-7966
Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sign (=) or a space into the injected HTML, which greatly reduces the available HTML functionality. Although it is possible to include an HTML comment indicator to hide content.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- KDE Kmail
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 25
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7966?
- CVE-2016-7966 is a high-severity vulnerability in KDE Kmail, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7966?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.