CVE-2003-0692

Description

KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier uses a weak session cookie generation algorithm that does not provide 128 bits of entropy, which allows attackers to guess session cookies via brute force methods and gain access to the user session.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.21% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A215	vdb entry signature
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388	patch 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-2003-0692?: CVE-2003-0692 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0692?: To fix CVE-2003-0692, 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-2003-0692 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0692 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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