CVE-2013-7252

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-7252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-18 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionkwalletd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kde Kde Applications All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kde.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kwallet Weak Stored Password Encryption Local Security Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - kwallet crypto misuse af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: kwallet: incorrect CBC encryption handling af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
KWallet Security Analysis | Gaganpreet's blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gaganpreet.in Exploit
kwalletd: Information disclosure (GLSA 201606-19) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Bug 1048168 – CVE-2013-7252 kwallet: crypto misuse af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
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