CVE-2014-2886
GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper argument, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain situations involving an untrusted substring within this argument, as demonstrated…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GKSu 2.0.2, when sudo-mode is not enabled, uses " (double quote) characters in a gksu-run-helper argument, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in certain situations involving an untrusted substring within this argument, as demonstrated by an untrusted filename encountered during installation of a VirtualBox extension pack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.19% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- nongnu/gksu
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?40023
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksuExploit
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1186676
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-10
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?40023
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksuExploit
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1186676
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.