Privilege Escalation via PATH Variable Manipulation in KPopup 0.9.1

CVE-2003-1167 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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