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CVE-2010-0436
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
Race condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files, and consequently gain privileges, by blocking the removal of a certain directory that contains a control socket, related to improper interaction with ksm..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 6.9/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.4/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39419
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39481
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39506
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9