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CVE-2010-0436

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
15/04/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

Race condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files, and consequently gain privileges, by blocking the removal of a certain directory that contains a control socket, related to improper interaction with ksm.

Impact

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

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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