CVE-2005-0365

Description

The dcopidlng script in KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.x creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt	patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110814653804757&w=2	mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058	vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2005-245.shtml	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013525	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14254	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10676	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:045	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-14.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97608	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0365?: CVE-2005-0365 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0365?: To fix CVE-2005-0365, 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-2005-0365 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-0365 is being actively exploited. 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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