CVE-2013-2120
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kde / paste_applet | - | 4.10.5 |
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-05/0114.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/28/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/29/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969421
- https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kdeplasma-addons/repository/revisions/36a1fe49cb70f717c4a6e9eeee2c9186503a8dce
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