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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-3494 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kdelibs | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdelibs | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdelibs3 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdelibs | Not affected |
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