KDE Plasma Paste Applet Local Password Generation Vulnerability

BID:60216

Info

KDE Plasma Paste Applet Local Password Generation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 60216
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2013-2120
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 28 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:38PM
Credit: Michael Samuel
Vulnerable: KDE Plasma Paste Applet 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

KDE Plasma Paste Applet Local Password Generation Vulnerability

Paste Applet for KDE Plasma is prone to a local insecure password generation vulnerability.



Local attacker can leverage this issue to guess generated passwords.

Exploit / POC

KDE Plasma Paste Applet Local Password Generation Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard, readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

KDE Plasma Paste Applet Local Password Generation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

KDE Plasma Paste Applet Local Password Generation Vulnerability

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