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CVE-2003-1167

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

misc.cpp in KPopup 0.9.1 trusts the PATH variable when executing killall, which allows local users to elevate their privileges by modifying the PATH variable to reference a malicious killall program.

Affected products

• Gernot Stocker Kpopup: 0.9.1, 0.9.5_pre2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/10105
• http://www.osvdb.org/2742
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342736
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8915
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13540
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10105
• http://www.osvdb.org/2742
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/342736
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8915
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13540

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