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CVE-2005-0205
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
KPPP 2.1.2 in KDE 3.1.5 and earlier, when setuid root without certain wrappers, does not properly close a privileged file descriptor for a domain socket, which allows local users to read and write to /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf and gain control over DNS name resolution by opening a number of file descriptors before executing kppp..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 4.6/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.4/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Partial
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- Partial
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:bernd_wuebben:kppp:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9