CVE-2002-1282 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious URL in the KDE telnet KIO subsystem, requiring user interaction to trigger.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2002-1282?

CVE-2002-1282 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 14 Nov 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in the telnet KIO subsystem (telnet.protocol) of KDE 2.x 2.1 and later allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1282?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kde Kde.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1282?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2002-1282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Kde Kde vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrhm-8c88-jfrv.

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