CVE-2005-0396 Desktop Communication Protocol (DCOP) daemon, aka dcopserver, in KDE before 3.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (dcopserver
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0396 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-0396 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2005.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0396/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0396/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0396?
CVE-2005-0396 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2005.
Official description
Desktop Communication Protocol (DCOP) daemon, aka dcopserver, in KDE before 3.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (dcopserver consumption) by "stalling the DCOP authentication process."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0396?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (12)
kdelibs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
kdelibs-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 6:3.1.3-6.10 |
Products include Kde Dcopserver, Kde Desktop Communication Protocol Daemon.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0396?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-0396 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0396 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwjc-39x7-jv6j, RHSA-2005:307.