KDE KAuth up to 5.54 Helpers DBusHelperProxy.cpp Parameter privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in KDE KAuth up to 5.54. It has been classified as critical. Affected is code of the file DBusHelperProxy.cpp of the component Helpers. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/07/2019 as Bug 1124863 as bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-7443 since 02/05/2019. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.55 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
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Upgrade: KAuth 5.55

02/05/2019 CVE assigned
05/07/2019 +91 days Advisory disclosed
05/08/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/08/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateAdvisory: Bug 1124863

CVE: CVE-2019-7443 (?)

Created: 05/08/2019 07:32 AM
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