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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2005-2494 json

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

published 2005-09-06 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2495

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

Patch / fix

  • kdebase RHEL 4 6:3.3.1-5.13

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0582

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2494 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.13 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.13 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.13 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.13
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0582

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Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.