CVE-1999-0781 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-1999-0781

KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting...

Vulnerability Description

KDE allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by setting the KDEDIR environmental variable to modify the search path that KDE uses to locate its executables.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

freebsd, kde, linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
6.2, 1.0, 2.6.20.1

Timeline

Official Publish: April 25th, 2000
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.