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CVE-2007-4569: 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…

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 63.8% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: kdebase (Debian:4.0) 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6etch1; kdebase (Debian:5.0) 4:3.5.7-3lenny1; kdebase (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 6:3.3.1-6.el4.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to kdebase (Debian:4.0) 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6etch1; kdebase (Debian:5.0) 4:3.5.7-3lenny1; kdebase (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 6:3.3.1-6.el4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

Published
Sep 21, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 63th percentile

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Action score

27

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

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VendorProduct
kdekde

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • kde kde3.3
  • kde kde3.3.0
  • kde kde3.3.1
  • kde kde3.3.2
  • kde kde3.4
  • kde kde3.4.0
  • kde kde3.4.1
  • kde kde3.4.2
+10 more rows
  • kde kde3.4.3
  • kde kde3.5
  • kde kde3.5.0
  • kde kde3.5.1
  • kde kde3.5.2
  • kde kde3.5.3
  • kde kde3.5.4
  • kde kde3.5.5
  • kde kde3.5.6
  • kde kde3.5.7

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:4.0kdebasebefore 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6etch14:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6etch1
Debian:5.0kdebasebefore 4:3.5.7-3lenny14:3.5.7-3lenny1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::askdebasebefore 6:3.3.1-6.el46:3.3.1-6.el4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::askdebase-debuginfobefore 6:3.3.1-6.el46:3.3.1-6.el4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::askdebase-develbefore 6:3.3.1-6.el46:3.3.1-6.el4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationkdebasebefore 6:3.5.4-15.el56:3.5.4-15.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationkdebase-debuginfobefore 6:3.5.4-15.el56:3.5.4-15.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationkdebase-develbefore 6:3.5.4-15.el56:3.5.4-15.el5

Same product

kde: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-0011Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu Kstars support for Instrument Neutral Distributed…
    41Plan
  • CVE-2003-0690KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root…
    41Plan
  • CVE-2012-4512The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and…
    38Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2006-2933Jul 27, 2006 · kdesktop_lock in kdebase before 3.1.3-5.11 for KDE in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 does not properly terminate, which can prevent the…
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2006-7139Mar 7, 2007 · Kmail 1.9.1 on KDE 3.5.2, with "Prefer HTML to Plain Text" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an…
    11Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2007-5963Dec 19, 2007 · Unspecified vulnerability in kdebase allows local users to cause a denial of service (KDM login inaccessible, or resource consumption) via…
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:kdebase4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6etch1 · Debian:4.0Package registry (OSV)
red hat:kdebase6:3.3.1-6.el4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kdebase-debuginfo6:3.3.1-6.el4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kdebase-devel6:3.3.1-6.el4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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