Description
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2000-0392 | The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:21.539Z
Reserved: 2000-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2000-0393
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Status : Modified
Published: 2000-05-16T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2000-0393
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD