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CVE-2016-3100

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Published: Jul 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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8.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.

Affected (3)

Opensuse
2 products
Leap
Opensuse
Kde
1 product
Kde Frameworks
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Leap
Version 42.1
Opensuse
Version 13.2
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Kde Frameworks
Up to 5.22.0

Related CWEs

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (16)

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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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