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High
CVE-2017-8422
KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29
- https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
- https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
kauth, kdelibs
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 17th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.