CVE-2017-8422

KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 58%
VendorProductVersion
kdekauth
𝑥
≤ 5.33
kdekdelibs
𝑥
≤ 4.14.31
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
kauth
bullseye
5.78.0-2
fixed
bookworm
5.103.0-1
fixed
sid
5.115.0-2
fixed
trixie
5.115.0-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
kauth
zesty
Fixed 5.31.0-0ubuntu1.1
released
yakkety
Fixed 5.26.0-0ubuntu2.1
released
xenial
Fixed 5.18.0-0ubuntu2
released
trusty
dne
kde4libs
zesty
Fixed 4:4.14.30-0ubuntu1.1
released
yakkety
Fixed 4:4.14.22-0ubuntu2.2
released
xenial
Fixed 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.2
released
trusty
Fixed 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.5
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647
https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a
https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647
https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a
https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt