Vulnerability in KDE Kauth
CVE-2017-8422
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/ (exploit)
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29 (vendor-advisory)
- cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/ (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849 (vendor-advisory)
- cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/ (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8422?
- CVE-2017-8422 is a high-severity vulnerability in KDE Kauth, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8422?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8422 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.