security flaw
Published Jan 29, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
The KDE screen saver in KDE before 3.0.5 does not properly check the return value from a certain function call, which allows attackers with physical access to cause a crash and access the desktop session.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0
- 1.0
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.1
- 2.1_beta1
- 2.1_beta2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2_beta1
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0_beta_1
- 3.0_beta_2
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.8
Fixed · RHSA-2005:009
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.9
Fixed · RHSA-2005:009
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kdebase-6:3.1.3-5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kdelibs-6:3.1.3-6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:009 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 53.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 51.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0078 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617445 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0078
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0078 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617445 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0078 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0078 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.