CVE-2019-14744

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    CVE-2019-14744

    Published: 7 Aug 2019Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction. This relates to libKF5ConfigCore.so, and the mishandling of .desktop and .directory files, as demonstrated by a shell command on an Icon line in a .desktop file.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5IRIKH7ZWXELIQT6WSLV7EG3VTFWKZPD/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNHO6FZRYBQ2R3UCFDGS66F6DNNTKCMM/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYKLUSSEK3YJOVQDL6K2LKGS3354UH6L/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTFBQRJAU7ITD3TOMPZAUQMYYCAZ6DTX/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YIDXQ6CUB5E7Y3MJWCUY4VR42QAE6SCJ/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00023.html, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/12, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/9, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-07, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/, https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4494, https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html, https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -01674d7d5b1d8d0f21193f00265bf923fda71dc1

    Affected versions

    v5.61.0-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High