CVE-2008-1671

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30113 third party advisory
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29977 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29951 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938 vdb entry
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1671?
CVE-2008-1671 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1671?
To fix CVE-2008-1671, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1671 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1671 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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