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CVE-2013-7252

kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC...

5.0 MediumFix available

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

2.15%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumAV: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kdebase4-runtime
Mageia:4
before 4.12.5-1.3.mga4
4.12.5-1.3.mga4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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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.

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