Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-3742 (CCN-18168)

Assigned:2006-08-28
Published:2006-08-28
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.4 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-3742

Source: CCN
Type: FEDORA-2006-942
K Desktop Environment - core files

Source: FEDORA
Type: Patch
FEDORA-2006-942

Source: CCN
Type: K Desktop Environment (KDE) Web site
K Desktop Environment Home (kde.org)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 31297
KDE PAM on Fedora Core KDM Password Cache Login Bypass

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-kdm-authentication-bypass(18168)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:kde:kdebase:3.5.4_0.4.fc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    kde kdebase 3.5.4_0.4.fc5