CVE-2005-2494

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 6, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-2494: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix