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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-2494
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CVE-2005-2494

Description:
kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA16692
  Secunia Advisory: SA18139
  Secunia Advisory: SA21481

REDHAT
  http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html

MISC
  http://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf

MANDRAKE
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815

CONFIRM
  http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt

BUGTRAQ
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2

BID
  14736


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