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CVE-2006-2449 json

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 t…

published 2006-06-15 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2450

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kdebase RHEL 4 6:3.3.1-5.12

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0548

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-2449 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdebase 3.3.1-5.12
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0548

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.