CVE-2014-3494 (GCVE-0-2014-3494)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-07-01 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:43
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Summary
kio/usernotificationhandler.cpp in the POP3 kioslave in kdelibs 4.10.95 before 4.13.3 does not properly generate warning notifications, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid certificate.
Severity
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CWE
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2014-06-17 00:00
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