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01 Record

CVE-2016-7967

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 79.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-12-23 22:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 02:13Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-09-09
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
  • CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1fa50f6c728e723faa20ff995b3ed70e5348d10cc4be8b255f010aec4b72aa1f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
kdekmailNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • messagelib
    Fixed in 16.08.1-2

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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