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CVE-2019-14744 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2019-14744

CVE-2019-14744

HIGH7.8

In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5

Published Aug 7, 2019

Modified 1 years ago

Details

In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction. This relates to libKF5ConfigCore.so, and the mishandling of .desktop and .directory files, as demonstrated by a shell command on an Icon line in a .desktop file.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606

https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00023.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5IRIKH7ZWXELIQT6WSLV7EG3VTFWKZPD/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNHO6FZRYBQ2R3UCFDGS66F6DNNTKCMM/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYKLUSSEK3YJOVQDL6K2LKGS3354UH6L/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTFBQRJAU7ITD3TOMPZAUQMYYCAZ6DTX/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YIDXQ6CUB5E7Y3MJWCUY4VR42QAE6SCJ/

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/12

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/9

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-07

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14744

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4494

https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedAug 7, 2019

ModifiedAug 5, 2024