Description
The dcopidlng script in KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.x creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97608Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2005-245.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110814653804757&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14254
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-14.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013525
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txtPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:045
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10676
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97608Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2005-245.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110814653804757&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14254
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-14.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013525
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txtPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:045
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10676
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified