Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | KConfig and KDE libraries vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-4100-1 | First vendor Publication | 2019-08-16 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2019-08-16 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5.1 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 4.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: KConfig and KDE libraries could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - kconfig: configuration settings framework for Qt - kde4libs: KDE 4 core applications and libraries Details: It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files. (CVE-2019-14744) It was discovered that KConfig allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ in a filename in an archive file. (CVE-2016-6232) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4100-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-78 | Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 50 % | CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-01eed6fe8c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-4f4eef4791.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-08-29 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_4472ab396c6611e69ca550e549ebab6c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-08-08 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3643.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-08-01 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-570.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-28 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-904.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-27 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3042-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-26 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2016-cef912e3a4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-25 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2016-4701636a74.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-08-19 17:19:08 |
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