7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-1920
KDE Kate/Kwrite Improper Permissions Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

INFO

Published Date :

July 26, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-1920 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Kde kde
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-1920.

URL Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/16099 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23099 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434 Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/16099 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/23099 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434 Broken Link

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-1920 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-1920 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/16099
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23099
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804
    Added Reference http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/16099 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/16099 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/23099 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/23099 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-281
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2 up to (including) 3.4.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9434 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-1920 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-1920 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.78 }} 0.48%

score

0.81203

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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