MEDIUM
The DCOPServer in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows local users to gain unauthorized access via a symlink attack on DCOP files in the /tmp directory
Published Sep 14, 2004
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.52%
Description
The DCOPServer in KDE 3.2.3 and earlier allows local users to gain unauthorized access via a symlink attack on DCOP files in the /tmp directory.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.52% 0.00518
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00518
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 41.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 39.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261386 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12276 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/330638 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-2.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:086 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10924 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16962 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=261386 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000864 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225538901170&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12276 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-13.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/330638 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20040811-2.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:086 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10924 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16962 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 14, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 13, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0690
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a