CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1393

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in KDE 2 and KDE 3.x through 3.0.5 involve not quoting certain parameters inserted into a shell command, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) URLs, (2) filenames, or (3) e-mail addresses.

Risk Assessment

These vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, posing a serious security threat to systems using these versions of KDE.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of KDE that addresses these vulnerabilities and implements proper parameter handling security measures.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple vulnerabilities in KDE 2 and KDE 3.x through 3.0.5 do not quote certain parameters that are inserted into a shell command, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) URLs, (2) filenames, or (3) e-mail addresses.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS