CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0689

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in KDE before version 3.3.0 involves improper handling of symbolic links pointing to stale locations. This could allow a local user to create or truncate arbitrary files on the system.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the potential for privilege escalation by a local user who can manipulate system files, potentially leading to data integrity compromise or system destabilization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade KDE to version 3.3.0 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Also, restrict local access to the system to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS