CVE-2016-3100

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Published Jul 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_frameworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4155	kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.399% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00001.html
http://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91769
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cd
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Kde Kde Frameworks

Opensuse Leap Opensuse

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Jul 13, 2016, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:47 PM
Reserved: Mar 10, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 13, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM

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