The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Weakness
The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kde | Kde | 3.2 (including) | 3.4.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.11 | * |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=112171434023679\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23099
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=112171434023679\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23099
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434