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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2008-1672 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-608-1 | KDE vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:00.600Z
Reserved: 2008-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-1671
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-04-28T17:05:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-1671
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN