CVE-2001-0496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2001-05-24

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1::i386:::::

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Linux 7.1
	cpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1	RHSA-2001:059	2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0492	kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00067.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-046.php3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-059.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6856
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0496
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0496

History

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Subscriptions

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Redhat Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-24T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.588Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0496

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-27T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0496

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0496 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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