CVE-2002-0512

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Caldera Openlinux Server: 3.1.1
Caldera Openlinux Workstation: 3.1.1

References

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-005.0.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8737.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4400
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2002-005.0.txt
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8737.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4400

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