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    CVE-2004-1171

    KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to obtain usernames and passwords for remote resources such as SMB shares.

    Published:Dec 10, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Dec 10, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00125
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Kde
    Vendor
    Mandrakesoft
    Product
    Mandrake Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Fedora Core

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1292.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178786809694&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110261063201488&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/13477
    http://secunia.com/advisories/13486
    http://secunia.com/advisories/13560
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1012471
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-051.shtml
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305294
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:150
    http://www.osvdb.org/12248
    http://www.sec-consult.com/index.php?id=118
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11866
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18267
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1292.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110178786809694&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110261063201488&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/13477
    http://secunia.com/advisories/13486
    http://secunia.com/advisories/13560
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1012471
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-051.shtml
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-16.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305294
    http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-1.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:150
    http://www.osvdb.org/12248
    http://www.sec-consult.com/index.php?id=118
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11866
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18267

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High