start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users…
Priority LOW 22CWE-16Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via "user-influenceable input" (probably command-line arguments) that cause start_kdeinit to send SIGUSR1 signals to other processes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00626 50th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.5 | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.6 | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.7 | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.8 | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.9 | Vulnerable | KDE |
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.7 Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.8 Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.9 Vulnerable ·KDE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1671
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59rx-cg4h-mhrj
- 2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Kde vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2008-1671 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1671 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59rx-cg4h-mhrj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1671 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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