CVE-1999-0781

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Published Apr 25, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0762	KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.416% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91141486301691&w=2

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Kde Kde

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 25, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Nov 25, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 18, 1998, 5:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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