KDE KDELibs information disclosure

kdelibs-cve20132074-info-disc (84171)

Low Risk

Description:

KDE KDELibs could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the printing out of the URL when encountering an internal server error. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the username and password.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector:	Local
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	1.6
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the KDELibs GIT Repository. See References.

References:

• KDE Web site: K Desktop Environment -Conquer your Desktop!.
• KDELibs GIT Repository: Revision 65d736da.
• Red Hat Bugzilla ¿ Bug 961981: CVE-2013-2074 kdelibs: prints passwords contained in HTTP URLs in error messages.
• BID-59808: kdelibs CVE-2013-2074 Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability
• CVE-2013-2074: ** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Platforms Affected:

• KDE KDELibs 4.6

Reported:

May 13, 2013

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