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CVE-2004-1171: kde

CVSS: 2.1v2.0LowModified
Published 10-12-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-1171 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in kde. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.1/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to obtain usernames and passwords for remote resources such as SMB shares.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Kde1 product
  • kde3.2 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2
Mandrakesoft1 product
Redhat1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

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