KDE 1.0 kppp Home privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in KDE 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component kppp. Executing a manipulation of the argument Home as part of Environment Variable can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0782. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in KDE 1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component kppp. The manipulation of the argument HOME as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

KDE kppp allows local users to create a directory in an arbitrary location via the HOME environmental variable.

The weakness was published 11/18/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0782. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-14258, VDB-14259 and VDB-14261. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/19/2014 +5692 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0782 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14260
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 18:12
Updated: 04/17/2026 18:44
Changes: 06/19/2014 18:12 (44), 05/19/2018 09:59 (6), 04/17/2026 18:44 (18)
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