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CVE-2019-14744

Date: August 7, 2019

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.

Language: C++

Severity Score

6.1

Related Resources (23)

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14744

Url: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/9

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTFBQRJAU7ITD3TOMPZAUQMYYCAZ6DTX/

Url: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/12

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14744

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4494

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html

Url: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14744

Url: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5IRIKH7ZWXELIQT6WSLV7EG3VTFWKZPD/

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00023.html

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-07

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-14744

Url: https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYKLUSSEK3YJOVQDL6K2LKGS3354UH6L/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNHO6FZRYBQ2R3UCFDGS66F6DNNTKCMM/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YIDXQ6CUB5E7Y3MJWCUY4VR42QAE6SCJ/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2019-14744

Severity Score

6.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Command Injection

CWE-77

OS Command Injections

CWE-78

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.1
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	CHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2019-14744

Date: August 7, 2019

Language: C++

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