Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0780 (CCN-1647)

Assigned:1998-11-18
Published:1998-11-18
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:KDE klock allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an arbitrary PID in the .kss.pid file.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 18 Nov 1998 11:15:02
Multiple KDE security vulnerabilities (root compromise)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0780

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19981118 Multiple KDE security vulnerabilities (root compromise)

Source: CCN
Type: KDE Web site
K Desktop Environment Home

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11294
KDE klock PID File Arbitrary Process Termination

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kde-klock-process-kill(1647)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:kde:kde:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    freebsd freebsd 6.2 stable
    kde kde 1.0
    linux linux kernel 2.6.20.1