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KDE KDM Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20602
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Release Date:
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2006-06-15
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Popularity:
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9,952 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | KDE 3.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in KDE, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
KDM allows users to specify the session type for login, which is stored permanently in the user's home directory. This information is read insecurely by the "ReadDmrc()" function and can be exploited via symlink attacks to read the contents of any file on the system.
The vulnerability affects KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.3.
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