Vulnerability Details CVE-2005-0205
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 24.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596
Products affected by CVE-2005-0205
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cpe:2.3:o:bernd_wuebben:kppp:2.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2
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cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3
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cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.4
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cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.5