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CVE-2006-2933

MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0550%
EPSS Percentile16.80th
PublishedJul 27, 2006
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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 screensaver from activating or prevent users from manually locking the desktop.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Kde

Kde

= 3.1.2
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Kde

Kde

= 3.1.3
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Redhat

Enterprise Linux

= 3.0
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Redhat

Enterprise Linux

= 3.0
💻
Redhat

Enterprise Linux

= 3.0
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Redhat

Enterprise Linux Desktop

= 3.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=177755
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/21203
🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016571
🔗 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0576.html
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19152
🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10535
🔗 http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=177755
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/21203

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