Description
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
References
- kde-kss-file-clobber(1641) vdb-entry
- 19980206 serious security hole in KDE Beta 3 mailing-list
Unscored
CVE-1999-1269
EUVD-1999-1250GHSA-6234-3hmx-58p6
Screen savers in KDE beta 3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .kss.pid file.
Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre