CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-8651

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest versions of kde-workspace and plasma-desktop to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS