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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2001-0178

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:37.767

Link: CVE-2001-0178

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