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
7- Range: 3.5.5 - 3.5.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-kde-3.5.5-kinit.diffnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/29951nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29977nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30113nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xmlnvd
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-2.txtnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28938nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-608-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1370/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42039nvd
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