CVE-2013-2213 (GCVE-0-2013-2213)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-11 19:19 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:27
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Insufficient Random Number Generation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a KDE Paste Applet Affected: after 4.10.5
Date Public
2013-06-13 00:00
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