Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2494
CVE-2005-2494
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.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=3.2.0, <=3.4.2
Patches
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References
14- ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diffnvdPatch
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16692nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18139nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/21481nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736nvd
- www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdfnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388nvd
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