CVE-2005-2494

Description

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/16692	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388	vdb entry signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18139	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21481	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815	vendor advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2	mailing list
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2494?: CVE-2005-2494 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2494?: To fix CVE-2005-2494, 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-2005-2494 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2494 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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