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CVE-2013-7252 Details

Description

kwalletd 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/ CVEExploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168 CVEIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-310Cryptographic Issues[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kde kde applications
<= 14.11.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-7252
NVD Published Date:
Jan 18, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]