VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2002-0512
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory