CVE-2014-8651

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143781.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/9 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-12 vendor advisory
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20141106-1.txt vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2402-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144034.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/3 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144093.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70904 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8651?
CVE-2014-8651 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8651?
To fix CVE-2014-8651, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8651 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8651 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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