misc.cpp in KPopup 0.9.1 trusts the PATH variable when executing killall, which allows…
Priority LOW 34Published · 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
misc.cpp in KPopup 0.9.1 trusts the PATH variable when executing killall, which allows local users to elevate their privileges by modifying the PATH variable to reference a malicious killall program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01005 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gernot_stocker:kpopup:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Gernot Stocker |
| cpe:2.3:a:gernot_stocker:kpopup:0.9.5_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.5_pre2 | Vulnerable | Gernot Stocker |
- cpe:2.3:a:gernot_stocker:kpopup:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Gernot Stocker
- cpe:2.3:a:gernot_stocker:kpopup:0.9.5_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5_pre2 Vulnerable ·Gernot Stocker
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp2f-xrhw-xjhw
References
Patch 1
More Gernot Stocker Kpopup vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-01072 Format string vulnerability in main.cpp in kpopup 0.9.1 and 0.9.5pre2 allows local users… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2003-1167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp2f-xrhw-xjhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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