VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2101
langen2kvtml in KDE 3.0 to 3.4.2 creates insecure temporary files in /tmp with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
langen2kvtml in KDE 3.0 to 3.4.2 creates insecure temporary files in /tmp with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16428
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014675
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-818
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050815-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14561
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16428
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014675
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-818
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050815-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14561
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.