CVE-2002-0512

startkde 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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2002-08-12

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Openlinux Server (Caldera)
• Openlinux Workstation (Caldera)

References

• http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-005.0.txt
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8737.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4400