High severity · published Aug 7, 2019
CVE-2019-14744
In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction
7.8
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BS
Backports Sle · Opensuse
15.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
29; 30 · source: NVD
KC
Kconfig · Kde
before 5.61.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 19.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14744
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14744
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html
Patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606
Exploit
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt
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