FKIE_CVE-2005-2494
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-09-06 23:03 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
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