CVEvulnerability
CVE-2013-2213
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-02-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-327
Description
The KRandom::random function in KDE Paste Applet after 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons uses the GNU C Library rand function's linear congruential generator, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by predicting the generator output.
Affected configurations
• kde paste applet (> 4.10.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978243 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978243 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory