PT-2003-2122 · Kpopup · Kpopup

Published 2003-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-1170

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 kpopup versions 0.9.1 through 0.9.5pre2

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a segmentation fault, and may also enable the execution of arbitrary code. This is achieved through the use of format string specifiers in command line arguments.

Recommendations For kpopup versions 0.9.1 through 0.9.5pre2, consider restricting the use of command line arguments to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1170

Affected Products

Kpopup

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/342736 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1170 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10105 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/8918 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/3290 · Note