CVE-2010-0436

Description

From CVE.org

Race condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files, and consequently gain privileges, by blocking the removal of a certain directory that contains a control socket, related to improper interaction with ksm.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score6.86.9N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityLowMediumN/A
AuthenticationSingleNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Sebastian Krahmer (SuSE Security Team) for reporting this issue.

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