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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 26, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0178

CVE-2001-0178

Description

kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.

Affected products

13
  • Caldera (company)/Openlinux Edesktop
    cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Conectiva/Linux
    cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Mandrakesoft/Mandrake Linux4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Mandrakesoft/Mandrake Linux Corporate Server
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • SUSE S.A./Linux6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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