--- title: "CVE-2004-1171\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-1171?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2004-1171 Publication date 10 January 2005 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description KDE 3.2.x and 3.3.0 through 3.3.2, when saving credentials that are (1) manually entered by the user or (2) created by the SMB protocol handler, stores those credentials for plaintext in the user's .desktop file, which may be created with world-readable permissions, which could allow local users to obtain usernames and passwords for remote resources such as SMB shares. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | kdebase | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 3.5.6-0ubuntu20.2 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 3.5.5-0ubuntu3.5 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3.5.2-0ubuntu27.1 | | kdelibs | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 3.5.6-0ubuntu14.1 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 3.5.5-0ubuntu3.5 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3.5.2-0ubuntu18.5 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1171) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1171) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2004-1171) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1171) ### Other references *