Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0690
CVE-2003-0690
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.
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Affected products
28cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
13- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.htmlnvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-286.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-287.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-289.htmlnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A193nvd
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