Description
kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.
Published: 2001-05-07
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0178 kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.
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Caldera Openlinux Edesktop
Conectiva Linux
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Mandrake Linux Corporate Server
Suse Suse Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:06.573Z

Reserved: 2001-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0178

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Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0178

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