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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA388] DSA-388-1 kdebase Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA388] DSA-388-1 kdebase |
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DSA-388-1 kdebase Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Two vulnerabilities were discovered in kdebase: KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may permit attackers to gain root rights by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module. KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier uses a weak session cookie generation algorithm that does not provide 128 bits of entropy, which permits 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: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txt For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 4:2.2.2-14.7. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your kdebase package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 8635, 8636 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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