---
cve: "CVE-2017-8422"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "1.8%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-05-17 14:29:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-08T09:13:38+02:00"
---

# CVE-2017-8422

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-42053 — KDE 4/5 - 'KAuth' Local Privilege Escalation](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053)

## Referenzen

- <http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/>
- <https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1449647>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29>
- <https://cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit/?id=264e97625abe2e0334f97de17f6ffb52582888ab>
- <http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849>
- <https://cgit.kde.org/kauth.git/commit/?id=df875f725293af53399f5146362eb158b4f9216a>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3>
- <https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2017-8422) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_