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TI-2000-00460 Aliases CVE-2000-0460GHSA-3j2h-fq3g-cjhp

Buffer overflow in KDE kdesud on Linux allows local uses to gain privileges via a long DISPLAY environmental variable.

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in KDE kdesud on Linux allows local uses to gain privileges via a long DISPLAY environmental variable.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01435 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0460
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j2h-fq3g-cjhp

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01602 Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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