CVE-2005-1920

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 4%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EPSS
88.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 26, 2005

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

Advisory Details (9)

Auto-updated May 31, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
generic

Support

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html
generic
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050718-1.txt
generic

Debian -- The Universal Operating System

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-804
generic
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014512
generic

Kile: Incorrect backup file permission (GLSA 200611-21) — Gentoo security

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/23099
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/16099
generic

'[KDE Security Advisory]: Kate backup file permission leak' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112171434023679&w=2

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntukdelibs4 () @ hoary2026-05-31ubuntu
redhatkdelibs-6:3.3.1-3.112005-07-27redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2005-1920?
CVE-2005-1920 is a high vulnerability published on July 26, 2005. The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could allow local users and possibly remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
When was CVE-2005-1920 disclosed?
CVE-2005-1920 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 26, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2005-1920 actively exploited?
CVE-2005-1920 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 88.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2005-1920?
CVE-2005-1920 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2005-1920?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-1920, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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