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CVE-2005-2494

Published: Sep 06, 2005 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2494
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
KdeKde3.2.0 (including)3.2.0 (including)
KdeKde3.2.1 (including)3.2.1 (including)
KdeKde3.2.2 (including)3.2.2 (including)
KdeKde3.2.3 (including)3.2.3 (including)
KdeKde3.3.0 (including)3.3.0 (including)
KdeKde3.3.1 (including)3.3.1 (including)
KdeKde3.3.2 (including)3.3.2 (including)
KdeKde3.4.0 (including)3.4.0 (including)
KdeKde3.4.1 (including)3.4.1 (including)
KdeKde3.4.2 (including)3.4.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatkdebase-6:3.3.1-5.13*
KdebaseUbuntudapper*
KdebaseUbuntudevel*
KdebaseUbuntuedgy*
KdebaseUbuntufeisty*

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