UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14822

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14822

    Published: 13 Sept 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-14822

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was discovered in ibus in versions before 1.5.22 that allows any unprivileged user to monitor and send method calls to the ibus bus of another user due to a misconfiguration in the DBus server setup. A local attacker may use this flaw to intercept all keystrokes of a victim user who is using the graphical interface, change the input method engine, or modify other input related configurations of the victim user.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14822, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/13/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4134-3, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14822

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ibus

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.11-1ubuntu2.4

    Affected versions

    1.5.10-1ubuntu1
    1.5.11-1ubuntu1
    1.5.11-1ubuntu2
    1.5.11-1ubuntu2.1
    1.5.11-1ubuntu2.2
    1.5.11-1ubuntu2.3

    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
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