CVE-1999-0780

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

KDE klock allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an arbitrary PID in the .kss.pid file.

KDE klock allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an arbitrary PID in the .kss.pid file.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 26 years ago

1998-11-18 05:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 01:59:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1

2.6.20.1

References

19981118 Multiple KDE security vulnerabilities (root compromise)

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