CVEvulnerability
CVE-2001-0178
2.1 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2001-03-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
Affected configurations
• conectiva linux 6.0
• caldera openlinux edesktop 2.4
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 6.1
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.0
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.2
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 1.0.1
• suse suse linux 6.0
• suse suse linux 6.1
• suse suse linux 6.2
• suse suse linux 6.3
• suse suse linux 6.4
• suse suse linux 7.0
Related
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-283 Unverified Ownership weakness
References
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html www.novell.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html www.novell.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com