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CVE-2014-8878

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  • Published2017-09-28
  • WeaknessCWE-310

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-09-2801:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Kde kmail
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.11= 4.11.5no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • kdepimUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • kdepim4Mageia:4all versions · fixed in 4.12.5-1.1.mga4

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2014-8878 Red Hat Product Security6 known affected

    kdepim: KMail attachments are not encrypted when "automatic encryption" is selected

    kdepim-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · kdepim-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · kdepim.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +3 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2014-8878 · 6 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2017-09-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-67gw-pr7f-99hr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8878?

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.

Is CVE-2014-8878 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2014-8878 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8878?

CVE-2014-8878 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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