HIGH · 7.1

CVE-2019-14822

A flaw was discovered in ibus in versions before 1.5.22 that allows any unprivileged user to monitor and send method calls to the ibus bus of another user due to a misconfiguration in the DBus server ...

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was discovered in ibus in versions before 1.5.22 that allows any unprivileged user to monitor and send method calls to the ibus bus of another user due to a misconfiguration in the DBus server setup. A local attacker may use this flaw to intercept all keystrokes of a victim user who is using the graphical interface, change the input method engine, or modify other input related configurations of the victim user.

CVSS Score

7.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ibus ProjectIbus< 1.5.22
RedhatEnterprise Linux7.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04
OracleZfs Storage Appliance Kit8.8

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-14822?

CVE-2019-14822 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). A flaw was discovered in ibus in versions before 1.5.22 that allows any unprivileged user to monitor and send method calls to the ibus bus of another user due to a misconfiguration in the DBus server ...

How severe is CVE-2019-14822?

CVE-2019-14822 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-14822?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibus Project Ibus, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit.