CVE-2005-2101 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 17 Aug 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via insecure temporary file creation in KDE, potentially leading to data modification.

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-2005-2101?

CVE-2005-2101 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 17 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

langen2kvtml in KDE 3.0 to 3.4.2 creates insecure temporary files in /tmp with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2101?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kde Kde.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2101?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2005-2101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DSA-818-1, GHSA-hrqr-2x88-hvmv.