VDB-14259 · CVE-1999-0781 · GCVE-0-1999-0781

KDE 1.0 KDEDIR privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE 1.0. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation of the argument KDEDIR as part of Environment Variable results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-0781. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in KDE 1.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument KDEDIR as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 11/18/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0781. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-14258, VDB-14260 and VDB-14261 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/18/1998 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5692 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14259
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 18:11
Updated: 04/17/2026 18:44
Changes: 06/19/2014 18:11 (43), 05/19/2018 09:59 (6), 04/17/2026 18:44 (18)
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