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CVE-2004-0689
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create…
High7.1EPSS 0.43%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- CLA-2004:864 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 12276 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- kde-application-symlink(16963) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-539 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 200408-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20040811 KDE Security Advisories: Temporary File and Konqueror Frame Injection Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .