VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-4569
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.01%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.01%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.01% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26904
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27106
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27271
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-15.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018724
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1376
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070919-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:190
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0905.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25730Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-517-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3227
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36711
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1725
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10359
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00022.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00084.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26904
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26929
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.