What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-5033?

CVE-2014-5033 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-5033?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-5033. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

Kde4Libs CVE-2014-5033

MEDIUM

Race Condition (CWE-362)

2014-08-19 cve@mitre.org

Race Condition Authentication Bypass Kde4Libs Ubuntu Linux Kauth Kdelibs

6.9

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.9 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 19, 2014 - 18:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.9

DescriptionCVE.org

KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions."

AnalysisAI

KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-362. KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions." Affected products include: Debian Kde4Libs, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Kde Kauth, Kde Kdelibs. Version information: before 4.14.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.