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TI-2003-00639 Aliases CVE-2003-0690GHSA-r868-wrj2-9jfx

KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03103 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 6 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_betaVulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_beta Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3aVulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5aVulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5bVulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1aVulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3a Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5a Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.0.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5b Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1a Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:287 Released 2003-11-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
  • RHSA-2003:286 Released 2003-11-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
  • RHSA-2003:288 Released 2003-11-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes
    • Red Hat Linux 9
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2003:289 Released 2003-11-12 · Red Hat rating Important
    XFree86 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2003:270 Released 2003-09-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kdebase security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2003:269 Released 2003-09-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : Updated KDE packages fix security issues
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:270

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0690
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r868-wrj2-9jfx

References

Patch 2

Advisory 8

Other 3

  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01602 Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
See all 65 →

Sources

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