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CVE-2005-0205
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-692 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- CLA-2005:934 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050228 KPPP Privileged File Descriptor Leak Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_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)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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