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
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ibus Project | Ibus | < 1.5.22 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Oracle | Zfs Storage Appliance Kit | 8.8 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1717958Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14822Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4134-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1717958Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14822Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4134-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
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.