UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7968

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7968
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7968.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7968
Upstream
  • CVE-2016-7968
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:37Z
Published
2016-12-23T22:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:18:00.362980Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

KMail since version 5.3.0 used a QWebEngine based viewer that had JavaScript enabled. HTML Mail contents were not sanitized for JavaScript and included code was executed.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / kdepim

Package

Name
kdepim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kdepim@4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

4:4.*
4:4.11.2-0ubuntu1
4:4.11.2-0ubuntu2
4:4.11.80-0ubuntu1
4:4.11.95-0ubuntu1
4:4.11.97-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.0-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.1-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.2-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.3-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.90-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.90-0ubuntu2
4:4.12.95-0ubuntu1
4:4.12.97-0ubuntu1
4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1
4:4.13.1-0ubuntu0.1
4:4.13.2-0ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "akonadiconsole",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "akregator",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "blogilo",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kaddressbook",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kaddressbook-mobile",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kalarm",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kde-config-pimactivity",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-dbg",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-dev",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-doc",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-kresources",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-mobile",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-mobileui-data",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kdepim-themeeditors",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kjots",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kleopatra",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kmail",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kmail-mobile",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "knode",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "knotes",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "konsolekalendar",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "kontact",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "korganizer",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "korganizer-mobile",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ktimetracker",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ktnef",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcalendarsupport4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcomposereditorng4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libeventviews4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgrammar4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libincidenceeditorsng4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkdepim4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkdepimdbusinterfaces4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkdepimmobileui4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkdgantt2-0",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkleo4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkmanagesieve4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpgp4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libksieve4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libksieveui4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmailcommon4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmailimporter4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmessagecomposer4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmessagecore4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmessagelist4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmessageviewer4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnoteshared4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpimactivity4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpimcommon4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsendlater4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtemplateparser4",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "notes-mobile",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "storageservicemanager",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tasks-mobile",
            "binary_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7968.json"