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CVE-2017-8422
CVE-2017-8422
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 1.81% · 77.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.81%
77.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | kde4libs | 0, 4:4.11.2-0ubuntu2, 4:4.11.2-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kauth | 0, 5.15.0-0ubuntu1, 5.15.0-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kde4libs | 0, 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1, 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- May 10, 2017 CVE Published
- May 23, 2017 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8422 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 third-party-advisory
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3286-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8422 third-party-advisory