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CVE-2000-03931 exploit

The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19915 KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 kscd - SHELL Environmental Variable · local · 2000-05-16

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/suse_security_announce_50.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1206 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0172.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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