7.2
HIGH
CVE-2005-2494
KDE kcheckpass Symlink Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2005, 11:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2494 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 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-2005-2494.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff Patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2494 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2494 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 ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
    Added Reference http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
    Added Reference http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:9388 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388 [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=112603999215453&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 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-2005-2494 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-2005-2494 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24369

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability