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TI-2004-00630 Aliases CVE-2004-0689GHSA-pqvf-h958-3qmw

KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale"…

Priority LOW 32CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00427 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:412 Released 2004-10-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kdelibs, kdebase security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.i386, kdebase-devel-6:3.1.3-5.4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.i386, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.i386, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.i386, kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:412
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:412
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:412
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:412

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqvf-h958-3qmw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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