CVE-2017-8422
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-8422
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-17T14:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:kauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.33 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.14.31 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab | Patch |
| https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a | Patch |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/ | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8422 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8422 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:29:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 17:00:03 | 2017-05-17T14:29Z | 2017-05-17T14:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 17:00:03 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 17:00:03 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |