KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 Beta kscd SHELL privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 Beta. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file kscd. Such manipulation of the argument SHELL as part of Environment Variable leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0393. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE 1.1/1.1.1/1.2/2.0 Beta. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file kscd. The manipulation of the argument SHELL as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The KDE kscd program does not drop privileges when executing a program specified in a user's SHELL environmental variable, which allows the user to gain privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute.

The weakness was published 05/16/2000 by Basti (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0393. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19915) and SecurityFocus (BID 1206†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Basti
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0393 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0393
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15560
SecurityFocus: 1206 - KDE kscd SHELL Environmental Variable Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 16:40
Updated: 04/21/2026 15:41
Changes: 06/24/2014 16:40 (54), 05/24/2018 21:34 (2), 11/27/2024 09:08 (19), 04/21/2026 15:41 (1)
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