CVE-2006-2449

KDE 3.2.0-3.5.3 - Arbitrary File Read via KDM Symlink Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

KDE Display Manager (KDM) in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login.

References (25)

Core 25
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18431
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21662
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20890
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20674
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/26511
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20702
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0548.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016297
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:106
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20602
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20869
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2355
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20660
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20785
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:105

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.8%

Details

Status published
Products (14)
kde/kde 3.2
kde/kde 3.2.1
kde/kde 3.2.2
kde/kde 3.2.3
kde/kde 3.3
kde/kde 3.3.1
kde/kde 3.3.2
kde/kde 3.4
kde/kde 3.4.1
kde/kde 3.4.2
... and 4 more
Published Jun 15, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026