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CVE-2008-1671

start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 50%
Public exploits
0
none known

start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via "user-influenceable input" (probably command-line arguments) that cause start_kdeinit to send SIGUSR1 signals to other processes.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

Classification

Weakness

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/30113 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019924 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29977 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-608-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29951 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1370/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28938 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kde.org /info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42039 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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