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    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.

    Published:Apr 26, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 28, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0013
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Kde

    Exploits

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

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High