CVE-2013-4132
CVE-2013-4132 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Kde-workspace with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-310.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (82nd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-310
- Affected product: Kde Kde-workspace
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
KDE-Workspace 4.10.5 and earlier does not properly handle the return value of the glibc 2.17 crypt and pw_encrypt functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via (1) an invalid salt or a (2) DES or (3) MD5 encrypted password, when FIPS-140 is enable, to KDM or an (4) invalid password to KCheckPass.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4132?
- KDE-Workspace 4.10.5 and earlier does not properly handle the return value of the glibc 2.17 crypt and pw_encrypt functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via (1) an invalid salt or a (2) DES or (3) MD5 encrypted password, when FIPS-140 is enable, to KDM or an (4) invalid password to KCheckPass.
- How severe is CVE-2013-4132?
- CVE-2013-4132 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2013-4132 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (82nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-4132?
- CVE-2013-4132 primarily affects Kde Kde-workspace. In total, 3 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-4132?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-4132 published?
- CVE-2013-4132 was published on 2013-09-16 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00002.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/117
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/120
- https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/111261/
Affected products (3)
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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