Summary
Check the version of kde-workspace
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
David Edmundson discovered that the KDE
Clock KCM policykit helper did not properly guard against untrusted input.
Under certain circumstances, a process running under the user's session could exploit this to run programs as the administrator.
Affected
kde-workspace on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Detection
Get the installed version with the
help of detect NVT and check if the version is vulnerable or not.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-8651 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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