The %{password(…)} macro in pastemacroexpander.cpp in the KDE Paste Applet before 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons does not properly generate passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste_applet | Kde | * | 4.10.5 (excluding) |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Kdeplasma-addons | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |