VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-7252
kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC mode when encrypting the password store, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords via a codebook attack.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.15%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC mode when encrypting the password store, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords via a codebook attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.15% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- kde/kde applications
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67716Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67716Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.