4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-1671
KDE start_kdeinit Setuid Local Privilege Escalation Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2008, 5:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1671 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kde kde
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1671.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diff Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29951 Vendor Advisory
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 Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29951 Vendor Advisory
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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1671 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42039 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1671 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1671 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability