Vulnerability Name:

CCN-29403

Published:2006-10-06
Updated:2006-10-06
Summary:KDE KMail is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of HTML email messages. If HTML is enabled, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTML email to cause KMail to crash, once the message is viewed.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Oct 06 2006 - 10:27:25 CDT
Kmail <= 1.9.1 (latest) DOS

Source: CCN
Type: KMail Web site
KMail - the KDE Mail Client

Source: CCN
Type: BID-20369
KMail HTML Mail Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kmail-html-dos(29403)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    kde kde 3.5.2