First published: Wed Nov 29 2000(Updated: )
Format string vulnerability in kvt in KDE 1.1.2 may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a DISPLAY environmental variable that contains formatting characters.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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KDE KVT | =1.1.2 |
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CVE-2000-0918 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to execute arbitrary commands.
To fix CVE-2000-0918, update the KDE kvt to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
Local users running KDE kvt version 1.1.2 are affected by CVE-2000-0918.
CVE-2000-0918 is caused by a format string vulnerability in the kvt component of KDE 1.1.2.
No, CVE-2000-0918 can only be exploited by local users with access to the system.