VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3100
kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · kde/kde frameworks
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00001.html
- http://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91769
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cd
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00001.html
- http://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91769
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cd
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.