KDE up to 3.1.3 Session Cookie improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in KDE and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Session Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier uses a weak session cookie generation algorithm that does not provide 128 bits of entropy, which allows attackers to guess session cookies via brute force methods and gain access to the user session.

The weakness was shared 10/06/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0692. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15225 (Debian DSA-388-1 : kdebase - 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13205) and Tenable (15225). The entries 289 and 20848 are related to this item.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15225
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-388-1 : kdebase - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53672
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 388-1 (kdebase)
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08/14/2003 🔍
09/16/2003 +33 days 🔍
10/06/2003 +20 days 🔍
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07/07/2009 +2101 days 🔍
04/28/2010 +295 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +1569 days 🔍
06/29/2021 +2511 days 🔍

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Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0692 (🔍)
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X-Force: 13205
Vulnerability Center: 25563 - KDM in KDE Weak Encryption Vulnerability via Session Cookie Generation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 8636 - KDE KDM Session Cookie Generation Weakness

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Created: 08/15/2014 01:05
Updated: 06/29/2021 09:15
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:05 (57), 02/23/2017 16:58 (8), 06/29/2021 09:13 (4), 06/29/2021 09:15 (1)
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