VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2494

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-09-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

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