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.
Weakness
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauth | Kde | * | 5.33 (including) |
| Kdelibs | Kde | * | 4.14.31 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | kdelibs-6:4.14.8-6.el7_3 | * |
| Kauth | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Kauth | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Kauth | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Kauth | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Kauth | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Kauth | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Kde4libs | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/21.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/459.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/461.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/473.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/60.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647
- https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a
- https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647
- https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a
- https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt