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CVE-2007-4569 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26894 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26904 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26915 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26929 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/26977 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27089 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27096 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27106 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27180 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-15.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018724 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1376 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070919-1.txt CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:190 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0905.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25730 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-517-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3227 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36711 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1725 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10359 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00022.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00084.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4569
NVD Published Date:
09/21/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.