Memory leak in kde-workspace - CVE-2013-4133
Published: December 10, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30557
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4133
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: KDE.org
Affected software:
kde-workspace
kde-workspace
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4133
Update to version 4.10.5.
Sources
- 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
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4133
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4133
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85797
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4133