CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0690

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of KDE that addresses the verification of pam_setcred function calls and to review PAM module configurations to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS