CVE-2006-2449 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 15 Jun 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read arbitrary files via a symlink attack in KDE Display Manager, requiring local access to exploit.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-2449?

CVE-2006-2449 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 15 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2449?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`kdebase` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`
`kdebase-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`6:3.3.1-5.12`

Products include Kde Kde.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2449?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2006-2449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DSA-1156, GHSA-rf2c-jr84-7pmj, RHSA-2006:0548.