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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-1920
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CVE-2005-1920

Description:
The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

SUSE
  http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html

ST
  1014512

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA16099
  Secunia Advisory: SA23099

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html

GENTOO
  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml

FEDORA
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804

CONFIRM
  http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt

BUGTRAQ
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2

BID
  14297


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