CVE-2021-31855
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%
KDE Messagelib through 5.17.0 reveals cleartext of encrypted messages in some situations. Deleting an attachment of a decrypted encrypted message stored on a remote server (e.g., an IMAP server) causes KMail to upload the decrypted content of the message to the remote server. With a crafted message, a user could be tricked into decrypting an encrypted message and then deleting an attachment attached to this message. If the attacker has access to the messages stored on the email server, then the attacker could read the decrypted content of the encrypted message. This occurs in ViewerPrivate::deleteAttachment in messageviewer/src/viewer/viewer_p.cpp.
Products: kde messagelib
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | messagelib | 21.04.0-2 |
| Debian 12 | kf5-messagelib | 4:20.08.3-5 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | kdepim4 | no fix |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | kf5-messagelib | no fix |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | kf5-messagelib | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | kf5-messagelib | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | kf5-messagelib | no fix |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | messagelib | 21.08.1-1.2 |