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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdebase (MDKSA-2007:190)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 26900

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in KDM by Kees Huijgen where under certain circumstances and in particular configurations, KDM could be tricked into allowing users to login without a password.

Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070919-1.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 26900

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-190.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 10/3/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-common, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-kate, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-kdeprintfax, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-kdm, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-konsole, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-nsplugins, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-progs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kdebase-session-plugins, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdebase4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdebase4-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdebase4-kate, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdebase4-kate-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdebase4-kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64kdebase4-konsole, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdebase4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdebase4-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdebase4-kate, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdebase4-kate-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdebase4-kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libkdebase4-konsole, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4569

CWE: 264

MDKSA: 2007:190