PT-2012-4696 · Kde · Kdepim

David · Published 2012-08-07 · Updated 2012-08-08 · CVE-2012-3413

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KDE PIM versions 4.6 through 4.8

Description The issue concerns the HTMLQuoteColorer::process function in messageviewer/htmlquotecolorer.cpp, which fails to disable JavaScript, Java, and Plugins. This allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted email.

Recommendations For KDE PIM versions 4.6 through 4.8, consider disabling the HTMLQuoteColorer::process function until a patch is available. Restrict access to email messages that may contain malicious content to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3413

Affected Products

Kdepim

References · 10

• http://secunia.com/advisories/50008 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083946.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3413 · Security Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1512-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/084262.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/16/3 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/3 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/17/11 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/4 · Note
• https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdepim/repository/revisions/dbb2f72f4745e00f53031965a9c10b2d6862bd54 · Note