CVE-2003-0690 in KDE
Summary
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.
Reservation
08/14/2003
Disclosure
10/06/2003
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20848 | KDE PAM Module pam_setcred privileges management | 269 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2003-0690 |