CVE-2003-0692
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:091
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A215
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:091
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A215
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.