CVE-2004-1171
KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to obtain usernames and passwords for remote resources such as SMB shares.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · redhat/fedora core
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1292.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178786809694&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110261063201488&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13477
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13560
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012471
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-051.shtml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305294Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:150
- http://www.osvdb.org/12248
- http://www.sec-consult.com/index.php?id=118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11866Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18267
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1292.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178786809694&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110261063201488&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13477
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13560
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012471
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-051.shtml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305294Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:150
- http://www.osvdb.org/12248
- http://www.sec-consult.com/index.php?id=118
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.