4.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-2449
KDE Display Manager (KDM) Local File Disclosure
Description

KDE Display Manager (KDM) in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.5.3 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to the session type for login.

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2006, 10:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2018, 4:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

1.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2449 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kde kde
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2449.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20602 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20660 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20674 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20702 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20785 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20869 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20890 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21662 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016297
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.444467
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:105
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:106
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26511
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0548.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18431
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2355
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844
https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2449 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2449 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-301-1 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9844 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27181 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2449 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2449 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.00%

score

0.24979

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability