security flaw
Published Feb 28, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
KPPP 2.1.2 in KDE 3.1.5 and earlier, when setuid root without certain wrappers, does not properly close a privileged file descriptor for a domain socket, which allows local users to read and write to /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf and gain control over DNS name resolution by opening a number of file descriptors before executing kppp.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8
Fixed · RHSA-2005:175
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kdenetwork-7:3.1.3-1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:175 |
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0205 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617492 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0205
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0205
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0205 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617492 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0205 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0205 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.