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CVE-2017-8422
Published:May 17, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (14)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/
https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8422
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8422
https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8422
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
CWE-290
EPSS
Base Score:
0.31