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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-8651

high Nessus Plugin ID 218631

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument. (CVE-2014-8651)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-8651

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 218631

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2014_8651.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8651

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kwin-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kmenuedit, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kinfocenter, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ksysguardd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kde-workspace-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kwin-gles, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:oxygen-cursor-themes, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-workspace-ksplash-themes, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ksysguardd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kwin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kinfocenter, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:oxygen-cursor-themes, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kgreeter-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kwin-gles-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kde-workspace-ksplash-themes, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kwin-gles-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kde-workspace-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:khotkeys, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ksysguard, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libkworkspace, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdeclassic-cursor-theme, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-workspace, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:plasma-scriptengine-ruby, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kde-workspace, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-workspace-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ksysguard-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kde-style-oxygen, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-workspace-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kwin-gles, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kmenuedit, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kgreeter-plugins, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:plasma-scriptengine-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libkworkspace, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ksysguard, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ksysguard-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kwin, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:plasma-scriptengine-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-style-oxygen, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:khotkeys-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kcm_colors, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:khotkeys-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:plasma-scriptengine-ruby, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdeclassic-cursor-theme, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:khotkeys, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kwin-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kcm_colors

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/4/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8651