KDE 0.1/2.2.2 Konqueror authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE 0.1/2.2.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Konqueror. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Konqueror Embedded and KDE 2.2.2 and earlier does not validate the Common Name (CN) field for X.509 Certificates, which could allow remote attackers to spoof certificates via a man-in-the-middle attack.

The weakness was shared 06/16/2003 by Jesse Burns (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0370. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15198 (Debian DSA-361-2 : kdelibs, kdelibs-crypto - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37566) and Tenable (15198).

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15198
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-361-2 : kdelibs, kdelibs-crypto - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53650
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 361-1 (kdelibs)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Jesse Burns
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0370 (🔍)
X-Force: 37566
Vulnerability Center: 30943 - Konqueror Embedded and KDE 2.2.2 and earlier Remote Spoofing Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 7520 - KDE / Konqueror Embedded Common Name Certificate Validation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:10
Updated: 06/28/2021 16:09
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:10 (57), 03/20/2017 09:35 (9), 06/28/2021 16:03 (4), 06/28/2021 16:09 (1)
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