Description
kwalletd in KWallet before KDE Applications 14.12.0 uses Blowfish with ECB mode instead of CBC mode when encrypting the password store, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords via a codebook attack.
References
- http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/
- 67716 vdb-entry
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20150109-1.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048168
- [oss-security] 20140102 kwallet crypto misuse mailing-list
- GLSA-201606-19 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150109 Re: CVE Request: kwallet: incorrect CBC encryption handling mailing-list