cve-2001-0178
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2001-05-07 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 04:14
Severity ?
Summary
kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995
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