VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8651
The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- kde/plasma-desktop · kde/kde-workspace
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143781.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144034.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144093.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2402-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-12
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20141106-1.txtVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143781.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144034.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144093.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2402-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-12
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20141106-1.txtVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.