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Debian DSA-388-1 : kdebase - several vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 15225
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in kdebase :- CAN-2003-0690 :
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.
- CAN-2003-0692 :
KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier uses a weak session cookie generation algorithm that does not provide 128 bits of entropy, which allows attackers to guess session cookies via brute-force methods and gain access to the user session.
These vulnerabilities are described in the following security advisory from KDE :
Solution
For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 4:2.2.2-14.7.We recommend that you update your kdebase package.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 15225
File Name: debian_DSA-388.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kdebase, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2003
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2003-0690, CVE-2003-0692
DSA: 388