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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 er…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
KdeKde
Versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2, 2.0, 2.0.1

References