Vulnerabilities > KDE > High

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2016-07-13 CVE-2016-3100 Information Exposure vulnerability in multiple products
kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.
local
low complexity
opensuse kde CWE-200
8.4
2006-06-15 CVE-2006-2916 Improper Check for Dropped Privileges vulnerability in KDE Arts 1.0/1.2
artswrapper in aRts, when running setuid root on Linux 2.6.0 or later versions, does not check the return value of the setuid function call, which allows local users to gain root privileges by causing setuid to fail, which prevents artsd from dropping privileges.
local
low complexity
kde CWE-273
7.8
2005-07-26 CVE-2005-1920 Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in multiple products
The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
network
low complexity
kde debian CWE-281
7.5
2004-09-28 CVE-2004-0689 Link Following vulnerability in multiple products
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.
local
low complexity
kde debian CWE-59
7.1