High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-9604

Description

KDE kmail before 5.5.2 and messagelib before 5.5.2, as distributed in KDE Applications before 17.04.2, do not ensure that a plugin's sign/encrypt action occurs during use of the Send Later feature, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Affected products

KDE/Kmail
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.5.1
KDE/Messagelib
cpe:2.3:a:kde:messagelib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.5.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8nvdMailing ListPatchTool Signature
commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197nvdMailing ListPatchTool Signature

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