GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-982616

Advisory Published

Vulnetix · Advisory published January 23, 2001

kdesu is a interactive interface to the substitute user (su) command for the KDE environment. To pass authentication information, it creates a file that may be read by unauthorized users.

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Risk Scores

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impact18population10exploitation0widely_known14score_current8.1ease_of_exploitation15

Aliases

CVE-2001-0178

References

KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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KDE2 kdesu 'keep password' option does not verify socket listener potentially exposing su password

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