PT-2000-1830 · Kde · Kde

Published 2000-12-19 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2000-0918

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KDE version 1.1.2

Description A format string issue in kvt may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a DISPLAY environmental variable that contains formatting characters.

Recommendations For KDE version 1.1.2, consider restricting access to the DISPLAY environmental variable to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0918

Affected Products

Kde

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/83914 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1700 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0918 · Security Note