Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-1171
CVE-2004-1171
Description
KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to obtain usernames and passwords for remote resources such as SMB shares.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=3.2.0, <=3.3.2
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
16- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11866nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305294nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1292.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/13477nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/13486nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/13560nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-051.shtmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xmlnvd
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txtnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/12248nvd
- www.sec-consult.com/index.phpnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18267nvd
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