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TI-2006-03629 Aliases CVE-2006-3742GHSA-hhc8-4cj5-r3ph

The KDE PAM configuration shipped with Fedora Core 5 causes KDM passwords to be cached…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · 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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01426 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdebase:3.5.4_0.4.fc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4_0.4.fc5VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdebase:3.5.4_0.4.fc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4_0.4.fc5 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3742
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhc8-4cj5-r3ph

References

Patch 1

Sources

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