| Name | CVE-2013-7252 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| kde-runtime | source | (unstable) | 4:4.12.2-1 | | | |
| kdebase-runtime | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - kde-runtime <no-dsa> (4.12 introduces a GnuPG backend, no backport planned)
[squeeze] - kdebase-runtime <no-dsa> (4.12 introduces a GnuPG backend, no backport planned)
http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/
Upstream advisory: https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt