Vulnerability in KDE Plasma
CVE-2018-10380
kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- KDE Plasma
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4200 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/99abc7fde21f40cc6da5feb6ee766cc46fcca1f8 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/01d4143fda5bddb6dca37b23304dc239a5fb38b5 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/802f305d81f8771c4f4a8bd7fd0e368ffc6f9b3b (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/2134dec85ce19d6378d03cddfae9e5e464cb24c0 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20180503-1.txt (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10380?
- CVE-2018-10380 is a high-severity vulnerability in KDE Plasma, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10380?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.