CVE-2017-8422
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional 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
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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