CVE-1999-0780

Medium

Published: 18/11/1998(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.32%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

KDE klock allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an arbitrary PID in the .kss.pid file.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disrupt system operations, potentially leading to service availability loss.

It is recommended to restrict access to the .kss.pid file and monitor processes initiated by users.

Original NVD description (English source)

KDE klock allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by specifying an arbitrary PID in the .kss.pid file.