Vulnerability CVE-2005-2494

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2494 (CCN-22148)

Assigned:

2005-09-05

Published:

2005-09-05

Updated:

2017-10-11

Summary:

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.

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: MISC
Type: Patch
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2494

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050905 [KDE Security Advisory] kcheckpass local root vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050907 [ Suresec Advisories ] - Kcheckpass file creation vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2006-0582
kdebase security fix

Source: CCN
Type: SA16692
KDE kcheckpass Insecure Lock File Creation Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
16692

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
18139

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
21481

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-165
kdebase security fix (RHSA-2006-0582)

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-308
'kcheckpass' Vulnerability

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-815

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-815
kdebase -- programming error

Source: CCN
Type: KDE Security Advisory 20050905-1
kcheckpass local root vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2005:160

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2006:0582

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
14736

Source: CCN
Type: BID-14736
KDE kcheckpass Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf

Source: CCN
Type: USN-176-1
kcheckpass vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-176-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-kcheckpass-symlink(22148)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9388

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 1:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 2:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 3:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 4:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration RedHat 5:

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20052494	V	CVE-2005-2494	2015-11-16
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9388	V	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.	2013-04-29
oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20060582	P	RHSA-2006:0582: kdebase security fix (Low)	2008-03-20
oval:org.debian:def:815	V	programming error	2005-09-16

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