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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1281 · published 29 November 2002

CVE-2002-1281: Kde vulnerability

Kde · Kde

Unknown vulnerability in the rlogin KIO subsystem (rlogin.protocol) of KDE 2.x 2.1 and later, and KDE 3.x 3.0.4 and earlier, allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain URL.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.2% · top 7.8%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
5.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the rlogin KIO subsystem (rlogin.protocol) of KDE 2.x 2.1 and later, and KDE 3.x 3.0.4 and earlier, allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain URL.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-012.0.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103712550205730&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103728981029342&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/8298
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-204
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10602.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021111-1.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-079.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6182 PatchVendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-012.0.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103712550205730&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103728981029342&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/8298
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-204
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10602.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021111-1.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-079.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6182 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1281), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.