VulnerabilityModified
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 arbitrary code via "user-influenceable input" (probably command-line arguments) that cause start_kdeinit to send…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.63%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.63% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diffExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29951Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30113
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diffExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29951Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30113
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.