MEDIUM
kdm password-less login vulnerability
Published Sep 21, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.01%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.3
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.5
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.5
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdebase-6:3.3.1-6.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0905
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdebase-6:3.5.4-15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0905
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdebase-6:3.3.1-6.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0905 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdebase-6:3.5.4-15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0905 |
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.01% 0.01015
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01015
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 | 1.01% (0.01015) | 61.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01015) | 58.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 39.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 75.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 64.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 73.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 71.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 68.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 66.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (29)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26894 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26904 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26915 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26929 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26977 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27089 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27096 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27106 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27271 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018724 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1376 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070919-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:190 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0905.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25730 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-517-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3227 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4569 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=287311 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36711 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1725 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4569
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10359 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4569
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00084.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 21, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 28, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4569
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a