CVE-2003-0690 | BDVDB-2026-5878 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A193
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-289.html
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-287.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-286.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:091
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txt
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.