CVE-2004-0690

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Published Sep 14, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The DCOPServer in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows local users to gain unauthorized access via a symlink attack on DCOP files in the /tmp directory.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0689	The DCOPServer in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows local users to gain unauthorized access via a symlink attack on DCOP files in the /tmp directory.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.518% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261386
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12276
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/330638
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-2.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:086
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10924
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16962

History

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Subscriptions

Kde Kde

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 14, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:24 AM
Reserved: Jul 13, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 28, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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