CVE-2013-2074

Description

kioslave/http/http.cpp in KIO in kdelibs 4.10.3 and earlier allows attackers to discover credentials via a crafted request that triggers an "internal server error," which includes the username and password in an error message.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.31% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/10/4 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=707776
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=961981
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdelibs/repository/revisions/65d736dab592bced4410ccfa4699de89f78c96ca/diff/kioslave/http/http.cpp
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/11/2 mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/93244 vdb entry
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1842-1 vendor advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/cve-2013-2074-kde-kdelibs-password-exposure/
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=319428 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2074?
CVE-2013-2074 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2074?
To fix CVE-2013-2074, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2074 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2074 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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