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CVE-2008-1671
Published: Apr 28, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
30113
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-200804-30
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
SUSE-SR:2008:011
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
1019924
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
29977
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-608-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
29951
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2008-1370
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
28938
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2008:097
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
kde-startkdeinit-privilege-escalation(42039)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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