CVE-2017-8422
HighPublished
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
- May 17, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 18, 2017
Primary CVSS
7.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.2%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 66.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Stealth · linux · May 18, 2017
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