CVE-2013-7252

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/ exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67716 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/7 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7252?
CVE-2013-7252 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7252?
To fix CVE-2013-7252, 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-2013-7252 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7252 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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