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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE KMail 19.12.3 (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component SMTP STARTTLS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
In KDE KMail 19.12.3 (aka 5.13.3), the SMTP STARTTLS option is not honored (and cleartext messages are sent) unless “Server requires authentication” is checked.
The weakness was disclosed 08/10/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.kde.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-38373 since 08/10/2021. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Class: Weak encryption
CWE: CWE-319
ATT&CK: T1552
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍
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08/10/2021 Advisory disclosed
08/10/2021 CVE assigned
08/10/2021 VulDB entry created
08/15/2021 VulDB last updateVendor: https://kde.org/
Advisory: bugs.kde.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-38373 (🔒)
Created: 08/10/2021 21:17
Updated: 08/15/2021 12:13
Changes: (2) source_cve_assigned source_cve_nvd_summary
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