SB2020113009 - Spoofing attack in KDE Connect

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SB2020113009 - Spoofing attack in KDE Connect

Published: November 30, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020113009
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the GUI component in KDE Connect presents only the friendly "deviceName"  identifier to identify the pair during connection. The device name is sent in clear text in UDP broadcast messages for all nodes in the same network segment. A remote attacker can obtain the device name of a real system in the network and later use it in a spoofing attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References