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TI-2001-00176 Aliases CVE-2001-0178GHSA-fhpm-fc48-2hx6

kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableConectiva
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableMandrakesoft
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Conectiva
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhpm-fc48-2hx6

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Sources

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