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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19084
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-660
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9260
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-009.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (24)
debian/debian_linux
3.0
kde/kde
1.0
kde/kde
1.1
kde/kde
1.1.1
kde/kde
1.1.2
kde/kde
2.0
kde/kde
2.0.1
kde/kde
2.1
kde/kde
2.1_beta1
kde/kde
2.1_beta2
... and 14 more
Published
May 02, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026