Description
The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 kscd - SHELL Environmental Variable EDB-19915 · local · May 16, 2000 · verified
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References
- 20000529 kmulti <= 1.1.2 vendor-advisory
- 1206 vdb-entry
- 20000516 kscd vulnerability mailing-list