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9.4	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in KDE and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function pam_setcred of the component PAM Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2003. The weakness was presented 10/06/2003 by blexim (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0690 since 08/14/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/29/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15280 (Debian DSA-443-1 : xfree86 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 95005 (Red Hat XFree86 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13203) and Tenable (15280). See 254, 289, 20849 and 21613 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Name

• KDE

Version

• 1.1
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 2.0
• 2.0 Beta
• 2.0.1
• 2.1
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.2
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 3.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.3a
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.5a
• 3.0.5b
• 3.1
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.1a
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15280
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-443-1 : xfree86 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53672
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 388-1 (kdebase)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2003 🔍
08/30/2003 +16 days 🔍
09/16/2003 +17 days 🔍
09/16/2003 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2003 +20 days 🔍
10/06/2003 +0 days 🔍
02/19/2004 +136 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +223 days 🔍
01/26/2005 +119 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3487 days 🔍
05/29/2019 +1749 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: blexim
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2003-0690 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 13203
Vulnerability Center: 6916 - KDE 3.1.3 Allows Gaining Root Privileges via pam_krb5 Module, Critical
SecurityFocus: 8514 - XFree86 Multiple Unspecified Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 4773 - KDE - KDM - PAM Module - PAM_SetCred - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 01:05
Updated: 05/29/2019 16:06
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:05 (76), 05/29/2019 16:06 (7)
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