KDE up to 3.4.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in KDE up to 3.4.0. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1920. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in KDE up to 3.4.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2005. The weakness was shared 07/26/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kde.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1920 since 06/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20548 (Ubuntu 5.04 : kdelibs vulnerability (USN-150-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117894 (CentOS Security Update for kdelibs (CESA-2005:612)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21508), Tenable (20548), SecurityFocus (BID 14297†), OSVDB (18063†) and Secunia (SA16099†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 20548
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.04 : kdelibs vulnerability (USN-150-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 55260
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 804-1 (kdelibs)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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01/15/2006 +172 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3342 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +3764 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kde.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25859

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X-Force: 21508
SecurityFocus: 14297 - KDE Kate, KWrite Local Backup File Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 16099 - KDE Kate / KWrite Backup File Insecure File Permissions, Less Critical
OSVDB: 18063 - CVE-2005-1920 - KDE - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014512
Vulnerability Center: 8735 - Information Disclosure Kate and Kwrite in KDE 3.2. - 3.4 via Backup Files, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/30/2025 10:58
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (78), 06/07/2019 18:50 (5), 06/30/2025 10:58 (18)
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