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.
Published: 2004-12-10
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-1169 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.
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Kde Kde
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
Redhat Fedora Core
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:39:00.912Z

Reserved: 2004-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1171

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-1171

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