CVE-2002-0512: Caldera Openlinux Server

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

startkde in KDE for Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 through 3.1.1 sets the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable to include the current working directory, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users running startkde via Trojan horse libraries.

Affected products

• Caldera Openlinux Server: version 3.1.1 only
• Caldera Openlinux Workstation: version 3.1.1 only

Published 2002-08-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.