Information disclosure in KDE kio-extras



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-19120
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 kio-extras
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor KDE.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU15907

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19120

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when the HTML Thumbnailer plug-in creates a thumbnail for HTML files. A remote attacker can access sensitive information, such as the IP address of a targeted system.

Mitigation

Update to version 18.08.2.

Vulnerable software versions

kio-extras: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20181012-1.txt


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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