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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-6410 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Attack Vector | Adjacent Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kdelibs | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdelibs | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdelibs | Will not fix |