kmail: Send Later with Delay bypasses OpenPGP
Published Jun 13, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.29%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdepim
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdepim3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kdepim
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdepim | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdepim3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kdepim | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 69.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 69.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 58.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 58.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 55.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 53.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00161) | 51.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 63.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00209) | 57.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 22.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9604 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1461756 Issue Tracking
- https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchTool Signature
- https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchTool Signature
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9604
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9604
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170615-1.txt
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9604 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1461756 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://commits.kde.org/kmail/78c5552be2f00a4ac25bd77ca39386522fca70a8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchTool Signature | |
| https://commits.kde.org/messagelib/c54706e990bbd6498e7b1597ec7900bc809e8197 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchTool Signature | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9604 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9604 | ||
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170615-1.txt |
Change history (0)
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