security flaw
Published Jul 26, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.67%
Description
The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.11
Fixed · RHSA-2005:612
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:612 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.67% (0.03670) | 89.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.67% (0.03670) | 88.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02333) | 83.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.49% (0.03488) | 79.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01475) | 79.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 70.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 69.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 69.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 67.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 76.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16099 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23099 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14297 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1920 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617675 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1920
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9434 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1920
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.