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CVE

CVE-2005-2494

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00045
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
kdeall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD06 Sep 2005 · 11:03 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-176-1
rhsaRHSA-2006:0582Low
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diffPatch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
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