| Name | CVE-2014-8878 |
| Description | KDE KMail does not encrypt attachments in emails when "automatic encryption" is enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 791800 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| kdepim (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4:4.14.1-1+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 4:16.04.3-4~deb9u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| kdepim | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| kdepim | source | (unstable) | 4:4.14.5-1 | | | 791800 |
Notes
[jessie] - kdepim <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - kdepim <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - kdepim <not-affected> (Bogus condition not present)
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340312
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/15/5