CVE-2018-10380 (GCVE-0-2018-10380)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-08 08:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4200 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/99abc7fde21f4… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090863 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/01d4143fda5bd… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/802f305d81f87… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://commits.kde.org/kwallet-pam/2134dec85ce19… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-201805… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2018-05-08 00:00
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