| Name | CVE-2021-38373 |
| Description | In KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3), the SMTP STARTTLS option is not honored (and cleartext messages are sent) unless "Server requires authentication" is checked. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ksmtp (PTS) | buster | 18.08.3-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 20.08.3-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 22.12.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ksmtp | source | (unstable) | 21.12.3-2 | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - ksmtp <ignored> (Minor issue; Upstream changes change API)
[buster] - ksmtp <ignored> (Minor issue; Upstream changes change API)
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423423
https://nostarttls.secvuln.info
https://invent.kde.org/pim/ksmtp/-/commit/38a4c09427f3fdc04f9893f8eda3f6807d9a3203
https://invent.kde.org/pim/ksmtp/-/commit/60f73c69758fe40a027a8e7402127d085f18545a