CVE - CVE-2008-1671

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-1671	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:1019924 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924 MISC:28938 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938 MISC:29951 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29951 MISC:29977 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29977 MISC:30113 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30113 MISC:ADV-2008-1370 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:GLSA-200804-30 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml MISC:MDVSA-2008:097 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:011 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html MISC:USN-608-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1 MISC:ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff URL:ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff MISC:http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt URL:http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt MISC:kde-startkdeinit-privilege-escalation(42039) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080403	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080403)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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