7.2High

Kde Kvt

CVE-2000-0918

Format string vulnerability in kvt in KDE 1.1.2 may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a DISPLAY environmental variable that contains formatting characters.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Kde Kvt. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Kde Kvt, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
7.2 (v2.0)
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Assigned by
cve@mitre.org

Dates

Published
2000-12-19
Last modified
2026-09-23
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Kde Kvt1.1.2

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References