PT-2001-1407 · Kde · Kde

Published 2001-03-26 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0178

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: KDE versions prior to 2.2.0-6

Description: The issue concerns the kdesu program in KDE, which fails to properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket used for sending passwords. This allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.2.0-6, update to version 2.2.0-6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0178

Affected Products

Kde

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0178 · Security Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995 · Note