What is CVE-2013-2213?

CVE-2013-2213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Paste Applet, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2013-2213?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kde Paste Applet

CVE-2013-2213

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.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Kde Paste_applet
N/a Kde Paste Applet — versions after 4.10.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2213?: CVE-2013-2213 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Paste Applet, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2013-2213?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.