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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 other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 32.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2016-07-13 15:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 23:47Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-03-10

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d2ba346de4fbff9cbd1c4d1e43cbee056c4bc203ac56a7973355fc8873fde427

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

kdekde_frameworksNot specified—

opensuseleapNot specified—

opensuseopensuseNot specified—

06 References

quickgit.kde.orghttps://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cdx_refsource_CONFIRM
quickgit.kde.orghttps://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com91769http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91769vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1723http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
bugs.kde.orghttps://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.kde.comhttp://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.phpx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.kde.orghttps://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txtx_refsource_CONFIRM
bugs.kde.orghttps://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140x_refsource_CONFIRM