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.
Published 2006-09-06 20:04:00
Updated 2008-09-05 21:07:57
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Products affected by CVE-2006-3742

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3742

0.19%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 56 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3742

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-3742

  • Red Hat 2007-03-14
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2006-3742

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