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TI-2005-00172 Aliases CVE-2005-0205GHSA-f35q-xj7m-3cm8

KPPP 2.1.2 in KDE 3.1.5 and earlier, when setuid root without certain wrappers, does not…

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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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0036 29th 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 · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:bernd_wuebben:kppp:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableBernd Wuebben
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.5VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:bernd_wuebben:kppp:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Bernd Wuebben
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.5 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:175 Released 2005-03-03 · Red Hat rating Low
    kdenetwork security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.i386, kdenetwork-devel-7:3.1.3-1.8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.i386, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.i386, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.i386, kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:175
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:175
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:175
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:175

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0205
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f35q-xj7m-3cm8

References

Patch 5

Other 1

Sources

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