fkie_cve-2005-2494
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2005-09-06 23:03
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diffPatch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16692
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18139
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21481
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diffPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kde kde 3.2.0
kde kde 3.2.1
kde kde 3.2.2
kde kde 3.2.3
kde kde 3.3.0
kde kde 3.3.1
kde kde 3.3.2
kde kde 3.4.0
kde kde 3.4.1
kde kde 3.4.2



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