security flaw
Published Sep 18, 2003
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.10%
Description
KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root privileges by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0_beta
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3a
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.5a
- 3.0.5b
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1a
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:289
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:289
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:286
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:286
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:287
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:287
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:269
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:288
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:270
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:289
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:289 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:270 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:289 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:270 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:270 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:289 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:286 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:269 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:269 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:286 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:287 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:269 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:287 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:269 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:269 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:288 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:270 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:289 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03103) | 87.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02651) | 83.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02096) | 82.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04190) | 80.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02096) | 82.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2025 | 15.32% (0.15325) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 8.41% (0.08411) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00831) | 81.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00831) | 79.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:091 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-286.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-287.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-289.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0690 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617067 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0690
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A193 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0690
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.