Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0610 (CCN-6428)

Assigned:2001-04-18
Published:2001-04-18
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:kfm as included with KDE 1.x can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a symlink attack in the kfm cache directory in /tmp.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20010418 Insecure directory handling in KFM file manager

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 18 2001 - 14:40:49 CDT
Insecure directory handling in KFM file manager

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0610

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#700216
KDE KFM creates temporary files insecurely

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12991
KDE kfm Cache Directory Symlink Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2629
KFM Insecure TMP File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kfm-tmpfile-symlink(6428)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kfm-tmpfile-symlink(6428)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    kde kde 1.x
    suse suse linux 7.0
    suse suse linux 7.0
    suse suse linux 7.0
    suse suse linux 7.0 alpha
    suse suse linux 7.0