CVE-2000-0393

Summary

CVE-2000-0393 is a vulnerability affecting the KDE kscd program. It allows users to elevate their privileges by specifying an alternate program to execute in their SHELL environmental variable, without the kscd program dropping privileges during execution. This issue can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation and potential security breaches. Users are advised to update their KDE installation or take other mitigating measures to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

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