CVE-2008-1671

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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

References

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

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