CVE-2005-0205 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a file descriptor leak in KPPP to modify DNS configuration files and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0205?
CVE-2005-0205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 28 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0205?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (12)
kdenetwork Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
kdenetwork-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 7:3.1.3-1.8 |
Products include Bernd Wuebben Kppp, Kde Kde.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0205?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-0205 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-692-1, GHSA-f35q-xj7m-3cm8, RHSA-2005:175.