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CVE-2005-0205

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…

Impact

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

VendorProductAffected versions
Bernd WuebbenKppp
Version 2.1.2
KdeKde
Versions 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5

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