CVE-2005-0078 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2005-0078?

CVE-2005-0078 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The KDE screen saver in KDE before 3.0.5 does not properly check the return value from a certain function call, which allows attackers with physical access to cause a crash and access the desktop session.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0078?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Kde Kde, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0078?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2005-0078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DSA-660-1, GHSA-64j6-qhj9-rrxj.