VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-2449
KDE Display Manager (KDM) in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login.
MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
KDE Display Manager (KDM) in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20602Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20660Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20674Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20702Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20785Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20869Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20890Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21662Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016297
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.444467
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:105
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:106
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/26511
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0548.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18431
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2355
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20602Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20660Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20674Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20702Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20785Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.