CVE-2019-7443

HIGH

KDE KAuth <5.55 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0163
EPSS Percentile 81.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status published

Affected Products (6)

kde/kauth < 5.55.0
opensuse/leap
opensuse/leap
opensuse/backports
fedoraproject/fedora
fedoraproject/fedora

Timeline

Published May 07, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026