CVE-2019-14744

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt third party advisory exploit
https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/ press/media coverage third party advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/9 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4494 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/12 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTFBQRJAU7ITD3TOMPZAUQMYYCAZ6DTX/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html mailing list third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html mailing list third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5IRIKH7ZWXELIQT6WSLV7EG3VTFWKZPD/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-07 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNHO6FZRYBQ2R3UCFDGS66F6DNNTKCMM/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYKLUSSEK3YJOVQDL6K2LKGS3354UH6L/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YIDXQ6CUB5E7Y3MJWCUY4VR42QAE6SCJ/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14744?
CVE-2019-14744 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14744?
To fix CVE-2019-14744, 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-2019-14744 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14744 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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