CVE-2005-1920: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 3.1 only
• Kde Kde: from 3.2, up to and including 3.4.0

Published 2005-07-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.