CVE-2013-2213

The KRandom::random function in KDE Paste Applet after 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons uses the GNU C...

5.5 Medium

The KRandom::random function in KDE Paste Applet after 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons uses the GNU C Library rand function's linear congruential generator, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by predicting the generator output.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2013-2213
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-327
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-2213
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-2167 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-2167
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3w8-63xm-cwmm 5.5

The KRandom::random function in KDE Paste Applet after 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons uses the GNU C...

Record: GHSA-x3w8-63xm-cwmm
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-327
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-2213 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2213
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kde paste applet

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-2213 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Kde Paste Applet, published February 11, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.