CVE-2002-0512

Summary

CVECVE-2002-0512
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:28:00 UTC
Descriptionstartkde in KDE for Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 through 3.1.1 sets the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to include the current working directory, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users running startkde via Trojan horse libraries.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Caldera Openlinux Server 3.1.1 All All All
Application Caldera Openlinux Server 3.1.1 All All All
Application Caldera Openlinux Workstation 3.1.1 All All All
Application Caldera Openlinux Workstation 3.1.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xinuos Inc. | Support | Security | Advisories | Document Not Found CALDERA www.calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory
Caldera OpenLinux StartKDE Script LD_LIBRARY_PATH Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: kde-startkde-search-directory (8737): KDE startkde script searches current working directory XF www.iss.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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