CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-8422.md

### [CVE-2017-8422](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8422)
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### Description

KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/WhaleShark-Team/murasame
- https://github.com/stealth/plasmapulsar