KDE KDELibs up to 4.13.1 POP3 kioslave information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in KDE KDELibs. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component POP3 kioslave. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-3494. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in KDE KDELibs and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component POP3 kioslave. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

kio/usernotificationhandler.cpp in the POP3 kioslave in kdelibs 4.10.95 before 4.13.3 does not properly generate warning notifications, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid certificate.

The weakness was disclosed 06/19/2014 by Jim Scadden as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at quickgit.kde.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-3494 since 05/14/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76374 (Fedora 19 : kdelibs-4.11.5-4.fc19 (2014-7572)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167677 (OpenSuSE Security Update for kdebase4-runtime, kdelibs4, (openSUSE-SU-2015:0573-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at quickgit.kde.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93875), Tenable (76374), SecurityFocus (BID 68113†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45290†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.redhat.com. The entries VDB-73137 and VDB-72821 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 76374
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : kdelibs-4.11.5-4.fc19 (2014-7572)
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OpenVAS ID: 80084
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-34
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Patch: quickgit.kde.org

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06/17/2014 +34 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: quickgit.kde.org
Researcher: Jim Scadden
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CVE: CVE-2014-3494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38452
X-Force: 93875 - KDE kdelibs SSL certificate security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68113 - kdelibs CVE-2014-3494 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 45290 - Kdelibs 4.10.95-4.13.2 Remote Security Bypass via an Invalid Certificate, Medium

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/21/2021 15:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (75), 06/01/2017 08:18 (5), 07/21/2021 15:47 (3)
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