CVE-2012-3413 (GCVE-0-2012-3413)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-07 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The HTMLQuoteColorer::process function in messageviewer/htmlquotecolorer.cpp in KDE PIM 4.6 through 4.8 does not disable JavaScript, Java, and Plugins, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted email.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdepim/repo… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/16/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1512-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50008 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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