KDE Kate/Kwrite May Disclose Backup Files to Local Users or Remote Authenticated Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1014512
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512
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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-1920
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 15 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 18 2005
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Impact: Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.2.x up to including 3.4.0
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in KDE in the Kate and Kwrite applications. A local or remote authenticated user may be able to view backup files.
The Kate/Kwrite applications create a backup file when saving an edited file. The backup file is created with default permissions
even if the edited file had more restrictive permissions. As a result, a local or remote authenticated user may be able to view
a target user's backup files.
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Impact: A local or remote authenticated user may be able to view a target user's backup files in certain cases.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following patches.
A patch for KDE 3.4.0 is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches
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50f7bc6d8cf4b7aaa65e4e8062fc46c9 post-3.4.0-kdelibs-kate.diff
A patch for KDE 3.3.x is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
138c3252883171d55ec24ed0318950fd post-3.3.2-kdelibs-kate.diff
A patch for KDE 3.2.x is available from
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches :
56667c05f545e8c9711c35bf78497bfd
post-3.2.3-kdelibs-kate.diff
KDE version 3.4.1 and newer versions are not vulnerable.
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Vendor URL: www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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