CVE-2019-14744
HIGH7.8EPSS 1.7%kconfig - security update
Published: 8/7/2019Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14744
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/kconfigfrom 0, < 5.54.0-2
- Debian/kconfigfrom 0, < 5.28.0-2+deb9u1
- Debian/kde4libsfrom 0, < 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |