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title: "CVE-2017-6410\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-6410

Publication date 2 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6410?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kde4libs | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 4:4.14.22-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.4 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.6 |
| kio | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 5.26.0-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6410)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6410)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-6410)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6410)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3223-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3223-1)
+ KDE-Libs vulnerability
+ 9 March 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170228-1.txt>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6410>