CVE-2004-0690

Public Exploit

Description

The DCOPServer in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows local users to gain unauthorized access via a symlink attack on DCOP files in the /tmp directory.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16962	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/12276	third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261386	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:086	vendor advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-2.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/330638	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10924	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0690?: CVE-2004-0690 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0690?: To fix CVE-2004-0690, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0690 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0690 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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