Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0782 (CCN-6741)

Assigned:2001-06-22
Published:2001-06-22
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:KDE ktvision 0.1.1-271 and earlier allows local attackers to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a user configuration file.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
20010622 Symlinks symlinks...this time KTVision

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 22 2001 - 11:37:45 CDT
Symlinks symlinks...this time KTVision

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0782

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12992
KDE ktvision User Config File Symlink Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2913
KDE KTVision File Overwrite Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ktvision-symlink(6741)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ktvision-symlink(6741)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:kde:ktv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 0.1.1.271)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    kde ktv *