VDB
CVE-2019-14744
CVE-2019-14744
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 4.07% · 90.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
4.07%
90.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | kde4libs | 4:4.14.38-0ubuntu3, 4:4.14.38-0ubuntu2, 4:4.14.34-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | kde4libs | *, *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kde4libs | 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3, 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu2, 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kconfig | 5.18.0-0ubuntu1, 5.15.0-0ubuntu2, 5.15.0-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | kconfig | 0, 5.40.0-0ubuntu1, 5.42.0-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Aug 7, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt third-party-advisory
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20190807-1.txt third-party-advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/ third-party-advisory
- https://phabricator.kde.org/D22979 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14744 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14744 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4100-1 advisory