CVE-2007-4569

Description

backend/session.c in KDM in KDE 3.3.0 through 3.5.7, when autologin is configured and "shutdown with password" is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement and login to arbitrary accounts via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-15.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26904 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26894 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1376 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00084.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0905.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27180 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26915 third party advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070919-1.txt patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3227 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26977 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27106 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10359 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26929 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27089 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27096 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:190 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018724 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36711 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-517-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25730 patch vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1725

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4569?
CVE-2007-4569 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4569?
To fix CVE-2007-4569, 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-2007-4569 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4569 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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