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CVE-2017-84221 exploit

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 privileg…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-42053 KDE 4/5 - 'KAuth' Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2017-05-18

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1038480 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/42053/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • kde.org /info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1449647 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98412 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201706-29 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • cgit.kde.org /kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3849 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • cgit.kde.org /kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1264 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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