Vulnerability CVE-2002-0512
Published: 2002-08-12   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Caldera -> Openlinux server 
Caldera -> Openlinux workstation 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4400
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-005.0.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8737.php
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