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CVE-2004-1171

KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to obtain usernames and passwords for remote resources such as SMB shares.

Published

2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System kde kde 3.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.2.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.2.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.2.3 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.3 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.3.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.3.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_core core_2.0 Yes
Operating System redhat fedora_core core_3.0 Yes
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