High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7967
CVE-2016-7967
Description
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.
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References
3- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-2.txtnvdVendor Advisory
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