# CVE-2016-3100: 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 o

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cd
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91769
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00001.html
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593
- http://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txt
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140

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