CVE-2008-1671
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 28, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 3, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 30113third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200804-30vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:011vendor-advisory
- 1019924vdb-entry
- 29977third-party-advisory
- USN-608-1vendor-advisory
- 29951third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-1370vdb-entry
- 28938vdb-entry
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
- MDVSA-2008:097vendor-advisory
- kde-startkdeinit-privilege-escalation(42039)vdb-entry
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