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    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.

    Published:Jun 13, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jun 13, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00263
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Kde
    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Kmail
    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Messagelib

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-12 Choosing Message Identifier
    CAPEC-157 Sniffing Attacks
    CAPEC-158 Sniffing Network Traffic
    CAPEC-204 Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache
    CAPEC-217 Exploiting Incorrectly Configured SSL/TLS
    CAPEC-31 Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies
    CAPEC-37 Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
    CAPEC-383 Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring
    CAPEC-384 Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle
    CAPEC-385 Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation
    CAPEC-386 Application API Navigation Remapping
    CAPEC-387 Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content
    CAPEC-388 Application API Button Hijacking
    CAPEC-477 Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content
    CAPEC-609 Cellular Traffic Intercept
    CAPEC-612 WiFi MAC Address Tracking
    CAPEC-613 WiFi SSID Tracking
    CAPEC-618 Cellular Broadcast Message Request
    CAPEC-619 Signal Strength Tracking
    CAPEC-621 Analysis of Packet Timing and Sizes
    CAPEC-622 Electromagnetic Side-Channel Attack
    CAPEC-623 Compromising Emanations Attack
    CAPEC-65 Sniff Application Code

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High