CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-27187

An issue was discovered in KDE Partition Manager 4.1.0 before 4.2.0. The kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking D-Bus is not properly checked. An attacker on the local machine can replace /etc/fstab, and execute mount and other partitioning related commands, while KDE Partition Manager is running. the mount command can then be used to gain full root privileges.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201017-1.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/KDE/partitionmanager/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890199 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-03 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:kde:partition_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-10-26 05:15

Updated : 2022-04-28 06:24

NVD link : CVE-2020-27187

Mitre link : CVE-2020-27187

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo