8.4

CVE-2016-3100: kde kde_frameworks

CVSS: 8.4v3.0HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2016:2217-1UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3100DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3100
Published 13-07-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3100 is a high (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in kde kde_frameworks. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

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

Affected systems

Opensuse2 products
Debian1 product
  • kinit< 5.23.0-1
Kde1 product
Suse1 product
  • kinit&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP1< 5.20.0-6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • kinit< 5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1

5 vendors · 6 products

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