CVE-2016-7967
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. Since the generated html is executed in the local file security context by default access to remote and local URLs was enabled.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8.1
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
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- http://kmail.kde.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1Third Party Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-2.txtVendor Advisorynvd
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