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CVE-2007-4569

Published: 21 September 2007

backend/session.c in KDM in KDE 3.3.0 through 3.5.7, when autologin is configured and "shutdown with password" is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement and login to arbitrary accounts via unspecified vectors.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that KDM would allow logins without password checks under certain circumstances. If autologin was configured, and "shutdown with password" enabled, a local user could exploit the problem and gain root privileges.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
kdebase
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper
Released (4:3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2)
edgy
Released (4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6)
feisty
Released (4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.4)
upstream Needs triage