Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-8651

Description

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.

Affected products

KDE/Kde Workspace
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.11.13
KDE/Plasma Desktop
cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=5.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20141106-1.txtnvdVendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143781.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144034.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144093.htmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/9nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/3nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70904nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2402-1nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-12nvd

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