A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE ktvision up to 0.1.1-271. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

KDE ktvision 0.1.1-271 and earlier allows local attackers to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a user configuration file.

The weakness was shared 10/18/2001 by Paul Starzetz (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0782. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6741).

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• KDE

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• ktvision

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• 0.1.1-271

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• open-source

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