What is CVE-2017-9604?

CVE-2017-9604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kde, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-9604?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kde

CVE-2017-9604

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.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Kde — versions 17.04
Kde Kmail
Kde Messagelib
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Tool Signature)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Tool Signature)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9604?: CVE-2017-9604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kde, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-9604?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.