CVE-2002-1393: Multiple vulnerabilities in KDE 2 and KDE 3.x through 3.0.5 do not quote certain parameters that are inserted into a shell command, which…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 89.8% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: kdeadmin (Debian:3.0) 2.2.2-7.2; kdebase (Debian:3.0) 2.2.2-14.2; kdegames (Debian:3.0) 2.2.2-2.2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to kdeadmin (Debian:3.0) 2.2.2-7.2; kdebase (Debian:3.0) 2.2.2-14.2; kdegames (Debian:3.0) 2.2.2-2.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Multiple vulnerabilities in KDE 2 and KDE 3.x through 3.0.5 do not quote certain parameters that are inserted into a shell command, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) URLs, (2) filenames, or (3)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.
- Published
- Jan 17, 2003
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.6% · 89th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.6%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| kde | kde | cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- kde kde2.0
- kde kde2.0.1
- kde kde2.1
- kde kde2.1.1
- kde kde2.1.2
- kde kde2.2
- kde kde2.2.1
- kde kde2.2.2
+7 more rows
- kde kde3.0
- kde kde3.0.1
- kde kde3.0.2
- kde kde3.0.3
- kde kde3.0.3a
- kde kde3.0.4
- kde kde3.0.5
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.0 | kdeadmin | before 2.2.2-7.2 | 2.2.2-7.2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdebase | before 2.2.2-14.2 | 2.2.2-14.2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdegames | before 2.2.2-2.2 | 2.2.2-2.2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdegraphics | before 2.2.2-6.10 | 2.2.2-6.10 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdelibs | before 2.2.2-13.woody.6 | 2.2.2-13.woody.6 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdemultimedia | before 2.2.2-8.2 | 2.2.2-8.2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdenetwork | before 2.2.2-14.6 | 2.2.2-14.6 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdepim | before 2.2.2-5.2 | 2.2.2-5.2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdesdk | before 2.2.2-3.2 | 2.2.2-3.2 |
| Debian:3.0 | kdeutils | before 2.2.2-9.2 | 2.2.2-9.2 |
Same product
kde: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2005-0011Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu Kstars support for Instrument Neutral Distributed…41Plan
- CVE-2003-0690KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call succeeds, which may allow attackers to gain root…41Plan
- CVE-2012-4512The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and…38Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2002-1306Nov 29, 2002 · Multiple buffer overflows in LISa on KDE 2.x for 2.1 and later, and KDE 3.x before 3.0.4, allow (1) local and possibly remote attackers to…32Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2002-2333Dec 31, 2002 · Buffer overflow in konqueror in KDE 2.1 through 3.0 and 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IMG tag…20Monitor
- Later →CVE-2003-0204May 5, 2003 · KDE 2 and KDE 3.1.1 and earlier 3.x versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via (1) PostScript (PS) or (2) PDF files…31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:kdeadmin | 2.2.2-7.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdebase | 2.2.2-14.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdegames | 2.2.2-2.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdegraphics | 2.2.2-6.10 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdelibs | 2.2.2-13.woody.6 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdemultimedia | 2.2.2-8.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdenetwork | 2.2.2-14.6 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdepim | 2.2.2-5.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdesdk | 2.2.2-3.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdeutils | 2.2.2-9.2 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104049734911544&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104066520330397&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/8067
- secunia.com/advisories/8103
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-234
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-235
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-236
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-237
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-238
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-239
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-240
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-241
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-242
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-243
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021220-1.txt
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:004
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-002.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-003.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6462
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.