CVE-2006-2449

N/A Unknown
Published: June 15, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20602
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20660
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20674
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20702
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20785
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20869
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20890
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21662
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016297
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.444467
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:105
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:106
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26511
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0548.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18431
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2355
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20890
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.444467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0548.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

50 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

kde