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.
Published: 2020-02-11
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2088 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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Kde Paste Applet
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.910Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2120

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-11T20:15:11.070

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:51:04.543

Link: CVE-2013-2120

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2120 - Bugzilla

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