Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201706-17

Severity: Medium
Date : 2017-06-14
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-9604
Package : messagelib
Type : information disclosure
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-300

Summary

The package messagelib before version 17.04.2-1 is vulnerable to
information disclosure.

Resolution

Upgrade to 17.04.2-1.

pacman -Syu “messagelib>=17.04.2-1”

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 17.04.2.

Workaround

None.

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.

Impact

A remote attacker who is sniffing the network may be able to obtain
sensitive information when an email that should be encrypted is sent
via the “Send Later with Delay” function.

References

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170615-1.txt
https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8
https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-9604