CVE - CVE-2005-0205

CVE-ID
CVE-2005-0205	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONECTIVA:CLA-2005:934 URL:~~http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) CONFIRM:http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt DEBIAN:DSA-692 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692 IDEFENSE:20050228 KPPP Privileged File Descriptor Leak Vulnerability URL:http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9596 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596 REDHAT:RHSA-2005:175 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20050201	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20050201)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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