4.6med

CVE-2002-0512

startkde in KDE for Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 through 3.1.1 sets the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to include the current working direct…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

startkde in KDE for Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 through 3.1.1 sets the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to include the current working directory, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users running startkde via Trojan horse libraries.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/8737.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4400 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • calderasystems.com /support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-005.0.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, x_transferred

Sources

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