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9.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in KDE Kdebase 3.5.4 0.4.fc5. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Login. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The KDE PAM configuration shipped with Fedora Core 5 causes KDM passwords to be cached, which allows attackers to login without a password by attempting to log in multiple times.
The bug was discovered 08/28/2006. The weakness was published 09/06/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at lwn.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3742 since 07/20/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/14/2019).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24174 (Fedora Core 5 : kdebase-3.5.4-0.4.fc5 (2006-942)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (24174).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4
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Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 24174
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 5 : kdebase-3.5.4-0.4.fc5 (2006-942)
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Timeline
07/20/2006 🔍08/28/2006 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kde.orgAdvisory: lwn.net
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-3742 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 14136 - Fedora Core 5 Cached KDM Password allows to Login Without a Password, Critical
OSVDB: 31297 - CVE-2006-3742 - Red Hat - Fedora - Access Bypass Issue
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 07/14/2019 08:50
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (57), 07/14/2019 08:50 (6)
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