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CVE-2021-28117

Published: Mar 20, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28117
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

libdiscover/backends/KNSBackend/KNSResource.cpp in KDE Discover before 5.21.3 automatically creates links to potentially dangerous URLs (that are neither https:// nor http://) based on the content of the store.kde.org web site. (5.18.7 is also a fixed version.)

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
DiscoverKde*5.21.3 (excluding)
Plasma-discoverUbuntubionic*
Plasma-discoverUbuntudevel*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
Plasma-discoverUbuntufocal*
Plasma-discoverUbuntugroovy*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuhirsute*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuimpish*
Plasma-discoverUbuntujammy*
Plasma-discoverUbuntukinetic*
Plasma-discoverUbuntulunar*
Plasma-discoverUbuntumantic*
Plasma-discoverUbuntunoble*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuoracular*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuplucky*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuquesting*
Plasma-discoverUbuntutrusty*
Plasma-discoverUbuntuxenial*

References

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