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CVE-2011-2922: Improper Input Validation
ktsuss versions 1.4 and prior spawns the GTK interface to run as root. This can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges to root and use the "GTKMODULES" environment variable to possibly execute arbitrary code...
CVE-2001-0084
The CVE-2001-0084 issue affects the GTK+ library, where the GTK_MODULES environment variable lets local users specify arbitrary modules. If GTK+ is used by a setuid/setgid program, this can let local users gain privileges. Reports from PT-2001-1319 describe GTK+ (affected versions not specified) ...
CVE-2001-0084: Undefined Security Weakness
GTK+ library allows local users to specify arbitrary modules via the GTKMODULES environmental variable, which could allow local users to gain privileges if GTK+ is used by a setuid/setgid program...