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diff --git a/security/vuxml/vuln.xml b/security/vuxml/vuln.xml index a1b77b5e993c..cf46457f792f 100644 --- a/security/vuxml/vuln.xml +++ b/security/vuxml/vuln.xml @@ -57,6 +57,43 @@ Notes: --> <vuxml xmlns="http://www.vuxml.org/apps/vuxml-1"> + <vuln vid="dafa13a8-6e9b-11e4-8ef7-5453ed2e2b49"> + <topic>kde-workspace -- privilege escalation</topic> + <affects> + <package> + <name>kde-workspace</name> + <range><lt>4.11.14</lt></range> + </package> + </affects> + <description> + <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> + <p>David Edmundson reports:</p> + <blockquote cite="https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20141106-1.txt"> + <p>KDE workspace configuration module for setting the date and time + has a helper program which runs as root for performing actions. + This is secured with polkit.</p> + <p>This helper takes the name of the ntp utility to run as an + argument. This allows a hacker to run any arbitrary command as root + under the guise of updating the time.</p> + <p>An application can gain root priveledges from an admin user with + either misleading information or no interaction.</p> + <p>On some systems the user will be shown a prompt to change the + time. However, if the system has policykit-desktop-privileges + installed, the datetime helper will be invoked by an admin user + without any prompts.</p> + </blockquote> + </body> + </description> + <references> + <cvename>CVE-2014-8651</cvename> + <mlist>http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/520</mlist> + </references> + <dates> + <discovery>2014-11-06</discovery> + <entry>2014-11-17</entry> + </dates> + </vuln> + <vuln vid="c1930f45-6982-11e4-80e1-bcaec565249c"> <topic>dbus -- incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3636 part A</topic> <affects> |