The %{password(…)} macro in pastemacroexpander.cpp in the KDE Paste Applet before 4.10.5 in kdeplasma-addons does not properly generate passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication via a brute-force attack.
[
{
"product": "KDE Paste Applet",
"vendor": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "before 4.10.5"
}
]
}
]