usn-4100-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-08-16 20:47
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
kconfig, kde4libs vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files. (CVE-2019-14744)
It was discovered that KConfig allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ in a filename in an archive file. (CVE-2016-6232)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability\nwhere an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and\nconfiguration files. (CVE-2019-14744)\n\nIt was discovered that KConfig allows remote attackers to write to\narbitrary files via a ../ in a filename in an archive file. (CVE-2016-6232)\n",
"id": "USN-4100-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:37Z",
"published": "2019-08-16T20:47:00Z",
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},
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "kconfig, kde4libs vulnerabilities",
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"UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14744"
]
}
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Nomenclature
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