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CVE-2005-2494
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.
High7.2EPSS 0.44%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- MDKSA-2005:160 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20050905 [KDE Security Advisory] kcheckpass local root vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16692 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9388 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-176-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 18139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21481 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-815 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0582 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20050907 [ Suresec Advisories ] - Kcheckpass file creation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 14736 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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)
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