CVE-2008-1671

start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause...

4.6 MediumFix available

start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via "user-influenceable input" (probably command-line arguments) that cause start_kdeinit to send SIGUSR1 signals to other processes.

Exploit likelihood

0.63%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2008-1671
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-16
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-1671
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1672 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-1672
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-59rx-cg4h-mhrj No score

start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause...

Record: GHSA-59rx-cg4h-mhrj
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kdelibs` Debian:4.0	before 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2, plus listed versions 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-84:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch1	4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2
`kdelibs` Debian:5.0	before 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny2, plus listed versions 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny1	4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-0lenny2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1671 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Kde, published April 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in kdelibs 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8etch2.

References

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