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CVE-2001-0496 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary fi)

kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.

CVE IDCVE-2001-0496
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-06-27
Last modified2026-04-16
Descriptionkdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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