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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in KDE Applications 14.12.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component KWallet. Executing a manipulation can lead to inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-7252. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in KDE Applications 14.12.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component KWallet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 04/22/2023. The advisory is shared for download at gaganpreet.in. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-7252 since 01/02/2014. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

It is possible to download the exploit at gaganpreet.in. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81909 (SuSE 11.3 Security Update : kdebase4-runtime (SAT Patch Number 10404)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123172 (Fedora Security Update for kde-runtime (FEDORA-2015-0569)).

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 Tenable (81909) and SecurityFocus (BID 67716†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• KDE

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• Applications

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• 14.12.0

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://kde.org/

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