KDE kde-workspace prior 4.2.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in KDE kde-workspace. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-1308. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE kde-workspace. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

kde-workspace 4.2.0 and plasma-workspace before 5.1.95 allows remote attackers to obtain input events, and consequently obtain passwords, by leveraging access to the X server when the screen is locked.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2015 by Martin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kde.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1308 since 01/22/2015. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 218419 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-1308), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (218419), SecurityFocus (BID 72284†) and Secunia (SA62051†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 218419
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-1308

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: kde-workspace 4.2.0

Timelineinfo

01/19/2015 🔍
01/22/2015 +3 days 🔍
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01/26/2015 +4 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +60 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: kde.org
Researcher: Martin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73767
SecurityFocus: 72284 - Multiple KDE Products CVE-2015-1308 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 62051 - KDE Plasma Screen Lock Password Sniffing Vulnerability, Not Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 03/04/2025 14:23
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (49), 04/02/2018 11:38 (7), 03/04/2025 14:23 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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