gsd-2008-1671
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2008-1671


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    "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.",
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      "remediation": "unknown",
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      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:23:03.505951Z",
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            "baseScore": 4.6,
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-08-08T01:30Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-04-28T17:05Z"
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}


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