CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3742

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The KDE PAM configuration shipped with Fedora Core 5 causes KDM passwords to be cached. This allows attackers to log in without a password by attempting to log in multiple times.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the system without knowing the password, posing a serious security breach.

Recommendation

Update the KDE PAM configuration to a fixed version or apply the patch provided by Fedora. Check for unauthorized logins.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS