Description
Buffer overflow in KDE kdesud on Linux allows local uses to gain privileges via a long DISPLAY environmental variable.
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.
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Exploit-DB 1
- KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.1.2/1.2 - kdesud DISPLAY Environment Variable Overflow EDB-19970 · local · May 27, 2000 · verified
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References
- 1274 vdb-entry
- 20000526 KDE: /usr/bin/kdesud, gid = 0 exploit mailing-list