Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / KDE Paste Applet | affected before 4.10.5 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421
- https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421
- https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6