UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7968

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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Withdrawn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_version": "4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1",
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

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