ibus DBus Server authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ibus. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DBus Server Handler. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-14822. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ibus (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component DBus Server Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was discovered in ibus 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.

The weakness was published 11/25/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-14822 since 08/10/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236543 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0060: ibus and glib2 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0060)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236543). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236543
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0060: ibus and glib2 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0060)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/10/2019 🔍
11/25/2019 +107 days 🔍
11/25/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/21/2025 +2004 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-14822 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14822
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146175

Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2019 15:43
Updated: 05/21/2025 23:13
Changes: 11/25/2019 15:43 (36), 11/25/2019 15:48 (11), 02/26/2024 19:04 (8), 05/21/2025 23:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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