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HIGH · 7.3

CVE-2016-7966

Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sig...

Vulnerability Description

Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sign (=) or a space into the injected HTML, which greatly reduces the available HTML functionality. Although it is possible to include an HTML comment indicator to hide content.

CVSS Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
KdeKmail<= 4.4.0
DebianDebian Linux8.0
FedoraprojectFedora25
SuseLinux Enterprise12.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-7966?

CVE-2016-7966 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH). Through a malicious URL that contained a quote character it was possible to inject HTML code in KMail's plaintext viewer. Due to the parser used on the URL it was not possible to include the equal sig...

How severe is CVE-2016-7966?

CVE-2016-7966 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-7966?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Kde Kmail, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Suse Linux Enterprise.