CVE-2016-7966
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 High 7.3
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7966
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-12-23T22:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-12-27T18:42:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:kmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.4.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- LOW
- Base Score
- 7.3
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNMM5TVPTJQFPJ3YDF4DPXDFW3GQLWLY/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3697 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00065.html | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7966 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7966 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:54:48 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:34:55 | 2016-12-23T22:59Z | 2016-12-23T22:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:34:55 | 2016-12-27T18:42:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:34:55 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |