Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CVE-2021-38373
Summary
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.
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published