RCE in KDE Kmail
CVE-2016-7968
KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
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)
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txt (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7968?
- CVE-2016-7968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KDE Kmail, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7968?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.