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CVE-2005-2101
langen2kvtml in KDE 3.0 to 3.4.2 creates insecure temporary files in /tmp with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.3%
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- redhat
Description
langen2kvtml in KDE 3.0 to 3.4.2 creates insecure temporary files in /tmp with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 14561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050815-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-818 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 16428 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:159 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 1014675 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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