CVE-2003-1167 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2005-05-10

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gernot_stocker:kpopup:0.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gernot_stocker:kpopup:0.9.5_pre2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1157	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00205.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/10105
http://www.osvdb.org/2742
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342736
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8915
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13540

History

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Gernot Stocker Kpopup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-10T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:19:46.075Z

Reserved: 2005-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1167

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-1167

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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