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TI-2017-04217 Aliases CVE-2017-6410GHSA-6qcm-9vg4-jxv8

kpac/script.cpp in KDE kio before 5.32 and kdelibs before 4.14.30 calls the PAC…

Priority LOW 26CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-319.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00862 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.14.29VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.31VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.14.29 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.31 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6410
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qcm-9vg4-jxv8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2004-01059 Konqueror 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp://… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-05977 KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2009-02584 KDE KSSL in kdelibs 3.5.4, 4.2.4, and 4.3 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-06270 aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2014-04135 KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2013-01845 kioslave/http/http.cpp in KIO in kdelibs 4.10.3 and earlier allows attackers to discover… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
See all 7 →

Sources

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