CVE-2001-0178

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-03-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.

Affected products

Caldera Openlinux Edesktop: 2.4
Conectiva Linux: 6.0
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 1.0.1
Suse Linux: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0

References

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995

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