National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1671

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (05/01/2008)

Not 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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External Source: XF

Name: kde-startkdeinit-privilege-escalation(42039)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42039

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-608-1

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

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019924

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

External Source: BID

Name: 28938

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

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2008:097

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

External Source: CONFIRM

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

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

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1370

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/references

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 30113

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30113

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29951

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29951

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff

Hyperlink:ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200804-30

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

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29977

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29977

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2008:011

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