CVE-2008-1671

N/A Unknown
Published: April 28, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29951
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30113
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30113
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

kde