CVE-2016-7966
Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sign (=) or a space into the injected HTML, which greatly reduces the available HTML functionality. Although it is possible to include an HTML comment indicator to hide content.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 2.34% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- kde/kmail · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · suse/linux enterprise
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.