4.6

CVE-2005-0078: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDSA-660-1
Published 29-01-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0078 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2005:009

Timeline

  1. 29-01-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The KDE screen saver in KDE before 3.0.5 does not properly check the return value from a certain function call, which allows attackers with physical access to cause a crash and access the desktop session.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
Debian2 products
Kde1 product
  • kde1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1_beta1 | 2.1_beta2 | 2.2 | 2.2.1 | 2.2_beta1 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0_beta_1 | 3.0_beta_2

3 vendors · 6 products

References

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