Vulnerability in Caldera Openlinux Server
CVE-2002-0512
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Caldera Openlinux Server — versions 3.1.1
- Caldera Openlinux Workstation — versions 3.1.1
References
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8737.php (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4400 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-005.0.txt (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory)