7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-10361
Kate KTextEditor Local Privilege Escalation
Description

An issue was discovered in KTextEditor 5.34.0 through 5.45.0. Insecure handling of temporary files in the KTextEditor's kauth_ktexteditor_helper service (as utilized in the Kate text editor) can allow other unprivileged users on the local system to gain root privileges. The attack occurs when one user (who has an unprivileged account but is also able to authenticate as root) writes a text file using Kate into a directory owned by a another unprivileged user. The latter unprivileged user conducts a symlink attack to achieve privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 25, 2018, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10361 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 ktexteditor
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-2018-10361.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/24/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033055 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/24/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033055 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10361 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/24/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033055
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-668
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/09/3 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/24/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/24/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033055 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033055 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:ktexteditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.34.0 up to (including) 5.45.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.18715

percentile

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