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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 28, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-1671

CVE-2008-1671

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.

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Affected products

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  • KDE/Kde6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.5.5 - 3.5.9
  • KDE/start_kdeinitllm-create
    Range: 3.5.5 - 3.5.9

Patches

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References

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