CVE-2013-4132 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid inputs to KDM or KCheckPass when FIPS-140 is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4132?
CVE-2013-4132 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 16 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4132?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Kde Kde-Workspace, Kde Kde Sc, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4132?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-4132 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4132 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vrh-wr8w-rqg2.