CVE-2008-1671

Published: Apr 28, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: 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.

Affected (5)

Products: Kde: Kde

1 product

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Kde Kde	Version 3.5.5
Kde Kde	Version 3.5.6
Kde Kde	Version 3.5.7
Kde Kde	Version 3.5.8
Kde Kde	Version 3.5.9

Related CWEs

References (26)

ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txt

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:097

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019924

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

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