CVE-2016-3100
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 13, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 10, 2016
Description
kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cd
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58
- 91769vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1723vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593
- http://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txt
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140
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