{"cve":"CVE-2001-0178","nvd":{"published":"2001-03-26T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:53:49.283","status":"Modified","description":"kdesu program in KDE2 (KDE before 2.2.0-6) does not properly verify the owner of a UNIX socket that is used to send a password, which allows local users to steal passwords and gain privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt","http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-018.php3?dis=7.2","http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_002_kdesu_txt.html","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5995","http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-005.0.txt"],"products":["caldera:openlinux_edesktop","conectiva:linux","mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux","mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server","suse:suse_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:02.361923049+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-0178","score":0.00362,"percentile":0.30093,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}