VDB
CVE-2019-14744
CVE-2019-14744
PUBLISHED
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% · 89.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.07%
89.7th 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 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14744 third-party-advisory
- 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://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4100-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14744 third-party-advisory