CVE-2014-8651

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.

Published: 2014-12-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8651 is rated Low Risk (39.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8651

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.39% +0.30%
2 2025-07-20 0.04% 0.09% +0.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8651

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8651

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8651

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-8651: 1 GLSA(s) (201512-12), 1 atom(s) (kde-base/systemsettings); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-8651
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8651
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-8651 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kde-workspace), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 4, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8651

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8651

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kde plasma-desktop <= 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde-workspace <= 4.11.13 cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8651

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