CVE-2005-2494
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.
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21481
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
- http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
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