Medium severity · published Feb 11, 2020
CVE-2013-2213
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Paste Applet · Kde
after 4.10.5 and later · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2213
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2213
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/13/1
Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/26/2
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978243
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