CVE-2003-0690

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.10% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0690?: CVE-2003-0690 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0690?: To fix CVE-2003-0690, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0690 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0690 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.