CVE-2013-7252
kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-7252- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-7252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-7030 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-7030- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5ww8-6grp-mrmx No score
kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5ww8-6grp-mrmx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0044 No score
Updated kdebase4-runtime packages fix CVE-2013-7252 and several bugs
Updated kdebase4-runtime packages fix security vulnerability:
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 (CVE-2013-7252).
This update also fixes some additional issues:
- encoding in KDEsuDialog (mga#14851)
- kio_sftp can corrupts files when reading (bko#342391)
- use euro currency for Lithuania
- save the default file manager, email client and browser in mimeapps.list [Default Applications] for a better interoperability with most of GTK applications (mga#4461)
- Record
MGASA-2015-0044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0512-1 No score
Security update for kdebase4-runtime
kdebase4-runtime has been updated to fix one security issue:
* CVE-2013-7252: Added gpg based encryption support to kwallet
(bnc#857200).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2013-7252
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7252>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0512-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-7252 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kdebase4-runtimeMageia:4 |
before 4.12.5-1.3.mga4 | 4.12.5-1.3.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-7252 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Kde Applications, published January 18, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in kdebase4-runtime 4.12.5-1.3.mga4.
References
gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis
securityfocus.com/bid/67716
kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/02/3
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-19
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/09/7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7252
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5ww8-6grp-mrmx
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0044.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14997
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148090.html
bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=342391
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14851
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4461
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150512-1
bugzilla.suse.com/857200
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7252
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7252
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7252