CVE-1999-0782 — KDE kppp allows local users to create a directory in an arbitrary location via the HOME environmental variable

KDE kppp allows local users to create a directory in an arbitrary location via the HOME environmental variable

Published Apr 25, 2000

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.31%

KDE kppp allows local users to create a directory in an arbitrary location via the HOME environmental variable.

No remediation recorded yet.

0.31% 0.00308

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00308

2022–2026

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.31% (0.00308)	21.43th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.31% (0.00311)	22.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.11% (0.00112)	27.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91141486301691&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 25, 2000

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Nov 25, 1999

Updated n/a

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Severity n/a

Public date n/a