CVE-2019-7443
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
07/05/2019
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
KDE KAuth before 5.55 allows the passing of parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus via DBusHelperProxy.cpp. Certain types can cause crashes, and trigger the decoding of arbitrary images with dynamically loaded plugins. In other words, KAuth unintentionally causes this plugin code to run as root, which increases the severity of any possible exploitation of a plugin vulnerability.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kde:kauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.55.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00065.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1124863
- https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=fc70fb0161c1b9144d26389434d34dd135cd3f4a
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DAWLQKTUQJOAPXOFWJQAQCA4LVM2P45F/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXVUJNXB6QKGPT6YJPJSG3U2BIR5XK5Y/



