gsd-2017-8422
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2017-8422


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  "GSD": {
    "alias": "CVE-2017-8422",
    "description": "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.",
    "id": "GSD-2017-8422",
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      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8422.html",
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8422",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2017-8422.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-8422",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-8422.html",
      "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2017-8422"
    ]
  },
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      "exploitCode": "unknown",
      "remediation": "unknown",
      "reportConfidence": "confirmed",
      "type": "vulnerability"
    },
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      "id": "GSD-2017-8422",
      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:21:09.023161Z",
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2019-10-03T00:03Z",
      "publishedDate": "2017-05-17T14:29Z"
    }
  }
}


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