# CVE-2003-0690

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0690
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.08
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 18, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root privileges by triggering error conditions within PAM modules, as demonstrated in certain configurations of the MIT pam_krb5 module.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000747)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A193)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106374551513499&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-289.html)
- [CNA](http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/suse/security/2002/12/msg00101.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-287.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-270.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-286.html)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-388)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:091)
- [CNA](http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030916-1.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-288.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 2.08%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 83.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._