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CVE-2005-0205 Detail

Description

KPPP 2.1.2 in KDE 3.1.5 and earlier, when setuid root without certain wrappers, does not properly close a privileged file descriptor for a domain socket, which allows local users to read and write to /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf and gain control over DNS name resolution by opening a number of file descriptors before executing kppp.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  05/02/2005

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Provides unauthorized access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9596
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9596

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-0205
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2005
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017