What is CVE-2005-2494?

CVE-2005-2494 is a none vulnerability published on September 6, 2005. kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

When was CVE-2005-2494 disclosed?

CVE-2005-2494 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 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-2005-2494 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-2494 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-2494?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-2494, 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.

CVE-2005-2494

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 14.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (28)

secalert@redhatftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff
secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112603999215453&w=2
secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611555928169&w=2
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/16692
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/18139
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/21481
secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-815
secalert@redhathttp://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt
secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:160
secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0582.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14736
secalert@redhathttp://www.suresec.org/advisories/adv6.pdf
secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-176-1
secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9388
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.2-kdebase-kcheckpass.diff

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