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CVE-2003-0690

KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root privile…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root privileges by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A193 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2004/dsa-443 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-289.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • cert.uni-stuttgart.de /archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-287.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-286.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2003/dsa-388 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:091 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • kde.org /info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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