VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2120

The %{password(...)} macro in pastemacroexpander.cpp in the KDE Paste Applet before 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons does not properly generate passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.

HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: kde/paste applet
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.htmlBroken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dceMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.htmlBroken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dceMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.