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.
Published: 2008-04-28
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1672 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-608-1 KDE vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:00.600Z

Reserved: 2008-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1671

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-28T17:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1671

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2008-04-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1671 - Bugzilla

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