Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1671
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1671
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1671
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1671
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-1671
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Red Hat 2008-05-01Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of KDE as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt
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ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff
Exploit
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*