CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3100

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Kinit in KDE Frameworks before version 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for the /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y file, allowing local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users.

Risk Assessment

This may lead to capturing keystrokes and potentially gaining elevated privileges by reading the file.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update KDE Frameworks to version 5.23.0 or later to improve file permissions and minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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