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.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 3.0

Priority: P2 - Serious (High)

• S1 – Steal Customer Account Information

EPSS

Score: 0.02823
Percentile: 0.85569

CVSS Scoring

Mapped CWE(s)

• CWE-281 : Improper Preservation of Permissions

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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