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CVE-2003-1167

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CVE-2003-1167

Published: May 10, 2005

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

misc.cpp in KPopup 0.9.1 trusts the PATH variable when executing killall, which allows local users to elevate their privileges by modifying the PATH variable to reference a malicious killall program.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

2742
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
8915
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20031028 Local root vuln in kpopup
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
10105
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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