CVE-2016-7967

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7967
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-23 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionKMail 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 was enabled.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.003020000 probability, percentile 0.535200000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-94 | CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kde Kmail All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-2.txt [email protected] www.kde.org Vendor Advisory
KMail Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: KMail vulnerabilites: need 3 CVE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
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