Description
KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root privileges by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module.
Published: 2003-09-18
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0681 KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root privileges by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.192Z

Reserved: 2003-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0690

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-10-06T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0690

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2003-09-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0690 - Bugzilla

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