vulnerability
Arch Linux: Insufficient validation (CVE-2016-7968)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 23, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 23, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-7968
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7968
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/1
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93360
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-5
- URL-https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-1.txt
- URL-https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161006-3.txt
- CWE-94
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