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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 an

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.0013

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Affected Products & Versions

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1

pocftp.kde.org · post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diffftp.kde.org

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4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD28 Apr 2008 · 05:05 PM

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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

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

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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

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