CVE-2005-2494

N/A Unknown
Published: September 06, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

kde