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CVE-2019-14744: canonical ubuntu_linux OS Command Injection

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2019-0278MGASA-2019-0378openSUSE-SU-2019:1851-1
Published 07-08-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-14744 is a high (CVSS 7.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-4100-1

Timeline

  1. 07-08-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gist.githubusercontent.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat15 products
Suse15 products
  • kconfig&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP1< 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
  • kconfig&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP2< 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
  • kconfig&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP3< 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
  • kconfig&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15< 5.45.0-bp150.3.8.2 | < 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
  • kconfig&distro=SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1< 5.55.0-bp151.3.8.1 | < 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
Opensuse7 products
  • backports_sle15.0:sp1
  • kconfig&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
  • kconfig&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 5.55.0-bp151.3.5.1
  • kdelibs4-apidocs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 4.14.38-bp151.9.5.1
  • kdelibs4-apidocs&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 4.14.38-bp151.9.5.1
Debian3 products
  • kconfig< 5.54.0-2 | < 5.28.0-2+deb9u1 | < 5.54.0-1+deb10u1
  • kde4libs< 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u3
  • debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Mageia3 products
  • kconfig< 5.42.0-1.1.mga6
  • kconfig< 5.57.0-1.1.mga7
  • kdelibs4< 4.14.38-7.1.mga7
Ubuntu2 products
  • kconfig< 5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1 | < 5.44.0-0ubuntu1.1
  • kde4libs< 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.5+esm1 | < 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3 | < 4:4.14.38-0ubuntu3.1
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Kde1 product

9 vendors · 48 products

References

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