kwallet: crypto misuse
Published Jan 18, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.15%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 14.11.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdebase-runtime
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kwallet
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdebase-runtime | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kwallet | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.15% (0.02147) | 81.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.15% (0.02147) | 79.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 64.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01753) | 71.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 65.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 74.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 72.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 69.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67716 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7252 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7252
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7252
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67716 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7252 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7252 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7252 | ||
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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