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TI-2017-07005 Aliases CVE-2017-9604GHSA-7w32-mxrp-49jg

KDE kmail before 5.5.2 and messagelib before 5.5.2, as distributed in KDE Applications…

Priority LOW 35CWE-311Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-311.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01294 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:messagelib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.04Running onKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:messagelib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.04 Running on ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9604
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w32-mxrp-49jg

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2016-06694 KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-06693 Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2017-12946 The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2020-09548 An issue was discovered in KDE KMail before 19.12.3. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2016-06695 KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-12566 KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3) engages in unencrypted POP3 communication during times… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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