CVE-2007-5963

Publication date 19 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in kdebase allows local users to cause a denial of service (KDM login inaccessible, or resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
kdebase	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

DoS, but can be easily worked around and requires an unlikely setup gutsy fixed in -updates 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu2.1

kees

this is an annoying local DoS, but not something we'll issues a security update for.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
kdebase	Other: http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/3.5/kdebase/kdm/backend/inifile.c?r1=587959&r2=746023

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5963