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CVE-2001-0178

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
26/03/2001
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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