Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2020· Updated Aug 6, 2024
CVE-2013-2120
CVE-2013-2120
Description
The %{password(...)} macro in pastemacroexpander.cpp in the KDE Paste Applet before 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons does not properly generate passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.
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Affected products
2- KDE/KDE Paste Appletdescription
- Range: <4.10.5
Patches
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References
5- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6mitrex_refsource_MISC
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dcemitrex_refsource_MISC
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