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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.6 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 33%
VendorProductVersion
kdekde
3.5.5
kdekde
3.5.6
kdekde
3.5.7
kdekde
3.5.8
kdekde
3.5.9
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Product
Codename
kdelibs
hardy
Fixed 4:3.5.9-0ubuntu7.1
released
gutsy
Fixed 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu3.4
released
feisty
Fixed 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu14.3
released
dapper
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration