CVE-2005-0205 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2005-0205 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 28/02/2005 | CVE Updated: 07/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2005
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2005-0205 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.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).