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CVE-2001-0178

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.

Published

2001-03-26T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System conectiva linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System caldera openlinux_edesktop 2.4 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.2 Yes
Operating System mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 1.0.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.4 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
References