KDE KAuth before 5.55 allows the passing of parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus via DBusHelperProxy.cpp. Certain types can cause crashes, and trigger the decoding of arbitrary images with dynamically loaded plugins. In other words, KAuth unintentionally causes this plugin code to run as root, which increases the severity of any possible exploitation of a plugin vulnerability.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-05-07T18:41:37

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:46:46.316Z

Reserved: 2019-02-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-7443

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-05-07T19:29:01.410

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:48:14.897

Link: CVE-2019-7443

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