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…

published February 28, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00360 · 28.3th percentile
Published
2005-02-28T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 FEB 05:00Z
    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…
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