OS Command Injection Affecting kwin-libs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KWINLIBS-1941621
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Nov 2014

Introduced: 4 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8651  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kwin-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kwin-libs package and not the kwin-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument.

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