CVE-2013-4132

Description

KDE-Workspace 4.10.5 and earlier does not properly handle the return value of the glibc 2.17 crypt and pw_encrypt functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via (1) an invalid salt or a (2) DES or (3) MD5 encrypted password, when FIPS-140 is enable, to KDM or an (4) invalid password to KCheckPass.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/117 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00082.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/120 mailing list
https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/111261/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4132?
CVE-2013-4132 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4132?
To fix CVE-2013-4132, 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-2013-4132 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4132 is being actively exploited. 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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