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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 privileges by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module.


Published

2003-10-06T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System kde kde 1.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 1.1.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 1.1.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 1.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.0 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.0.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.0_beta Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.1.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.1.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.2.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 2.2.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.3 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.3a Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.4 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.5 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.5a Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.0.5b Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.1.1 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.1.1a Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.1.2 Yes
Operating System kde kde 3.1.3 Yes

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