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CVE-2006-2449
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…
Medium4.0EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (25)
- 21662 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20890 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20674 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20702 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0548 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1016297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:106 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-301-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20602 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- kde-kdm-symlink(27181) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20869 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9844 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20060614 [KDE Security Advisory] KDM symlink attack vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200606-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- SSA:2006-178-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- 20785 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:105 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20060615 rPSA-2006-0106-1 kdebase (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 18431 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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