7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2001-0782

Published: 18/10/2001 Updated: 19/12/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

KDE ktvision 0.1.1-271 and previous versions allows local malicious users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on a user configuration file.

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/2913/info KTVision works with frame-grabber cards and KDE (Unix K Desktop Environment) to support TV video display on the PC screen KTVision is vulnerable to symbolic link attacks It is possible for an attacker to anticipate the expected name of a KTVision config file A local attacker can then create a ...