Memory leak in KDE kde-workspace

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU30557

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4133

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within plasma desktop. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.10.5.

Vulnerable software versions

kde-workspace: 4.10.4

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00002.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/16/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61201
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4133
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4133
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85797
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4133

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.