Johannes Sixt Kdbg up to 1.2.8 .kdbgrc privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Johannes Sixt Kdbg. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file .kdbgrc. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-0644. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Johannes Sixt Kdbg and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file .kdbgrc. 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:

Kdbg 1.1.0 through 1.2.8 does not check permissions of the .kdbgrc file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 09/07/2003. The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.kde.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0644 since 08/01/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18421 (RHEL 2.1 : kdbg (RHSA-2005:416)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117899 (CentOS Security Update for Kdbg (CESA-2005:416)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20895), Tenable (18421), OSVDB (4235†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8307†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Johannes Sixt

Name

• Kdbg

Version

• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 18421
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : kdbg (RHSA-2005:416)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2003 🔍
09/07/2003 +37 days 🔍
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06/02/2005 +634 days 🔍
06/06/2005 +4 days 🔍
06/14/2005 +8 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3348 days 🔍
08/12/2025 +4015 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.kde.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0644 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0644
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20812
X-Force: 20895
OSVDB: 4235 - RHSA-2005-416-01 - Low kdbg security update
Vulnerability Center: 8307 - Local Commands Execution in Kdbg 1.1.0 - 1.2.8 via \x27.kdbgrc\x27 Files, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:56
Updated: 08/12/2025 00:35
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:56 (62), 06/02/2019 10:59 (7), 08/12/2025 00:35 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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