CVE-2017-6410 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information, such as credentials, via a crafted PAC file due to improper URL handling in KDE kio.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6410?
CVE-2017-6410 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
kpac/script.cpp in KDE kio before 5.32 and kdelibs before 4.14.30 calls the PAC FindProxyForURL function with a full https URL (potentially including Basic Authentication credentials, a query string, or PATH_INFO), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted PAC file.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6410?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (12)
kdelibs4 SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kdelibs4 SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kdelibs4-apidocs SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kdelibs4-apidocs SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kio SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.26.0-5.1 |
kio SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.26.0-5.1 |
kdelibs4 SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kdelibs4 SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kdelibs4-apidocs SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kdelibs4-apidocs SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 4.14.25-5.3 |
kio SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 5.26.0-5.1 |
kio SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP2 | All versions | 5.26.0-5.1 |
Products include Kde Kdelibs, Kde Kio.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6410?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-6410 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6410 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6410, GHSA-6qcm-9vg4-jxv8, MGASA-2017-0079, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6410, USN-3223-1, openSUSE-SU-2017:0677-1 and 1 more.