CVE-2005-0205

security flaw

Published Feb 28, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0206 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2005, 12:00 AM