What is the severity of CVE-1999-0781?

CVE-1999-0781 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for local users to execute arbitrary commands.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0781?

To fix CVE-1999-0781, you should avoid allowing untrusted users to modify the KDEDIR environment variable.

Who is affected by CVE-1999-0781?

CVE-1999-0781 affects local users on systems running KDE, FreeBSD 6.2-stable, and Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1.

What is the impact of CVE-1999-0781?

The impact of CVE-1999-0781 includes the ability for local users to execute arbitrary commands, compromising system security.

Is CVE-1999-0781 still relevant today?

While CVE-1999-0781 may not be widely exploited in modern systems, it's a reminder of the need for proper environment variable management in software.

Vulnerability/
CVE-1999-0781

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

18/11/1998

25/4/2000

3/4/2025

CVE-1999-0781

First published: Wed Nov 18 1998(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
FreeBSD Kernel	=6.2-stable
KDE Kde Beta 3	=1.0
Linux Kernel	=2.6.20.1

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Reference Links

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-0781?
CVE-1999-0781 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for local users to execute arbitrary commands.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0781?
To fix CVE-1999-0781, you should avoid allowing untrusted users to modify the KDEDIR environment variable.
Who is affected by CVE-1999-0781?
CVE-1999-0781 affects local users on systems running KDE, FreeBSD 6.2-stable, and Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1.
What is the impact of CVE-1999-0781?
The impact of CVE-1999-0781 includes the ability for local users to execute arbitrary commands, compromising system security.
Is CVE-1999-0781 still relevant today?
While CVE-1999-0781 may not be widely exploited in modern systems, it's a reminder of the need for proper environment variable management in software.

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