CVE-2005-0078

The KDE screen saver in KDE before 3.0.5 does not properly check the return value from a certain function call, which allows attackers with physical access to cause a crash and access the desktop session.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0::woody:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1_beta1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1_beta2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2_beta1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0_beta_1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0_beta_2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::advanced_server:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::enterprise_server:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::workstation:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0::advanced_servers:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0::enterprise_server:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0::workstation:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:::::::*

History

20 Nov 2024, 23:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660 - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084 -
References	~~() https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260 -~~	() https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260 -

Information

Published : 2005-05-02 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2005-0078

Mitre link : CVE-2005-0078

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-0078

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux
enterprise_linux_desktop
linux_advanced_workstation

kde

debian

debian_linux

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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4.6 /10