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CVE-2017-6410 (GCVE-0-2017-6410)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-02 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:25
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Summary
kpac/script.cpp in KDE kio before 5.32 and kdelibs before 4.14.30 calls the PAC FindProxyForURL function with a full https URL (potentially including Basic Authentication credentials, a query string, or PATH_INFO), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted PAC file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96515 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-201702… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2017-03-01 00:00
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