CVE-2005-0205 | BDVDB-2026-8648 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.