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CVE-2016-3100
HIGH · CVSS 8.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-07-13T15:59:02.420 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:44:58.347

Summary

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 products

opensuse — leap

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References

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