CVE-2014-2527

critical

Description

kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.0 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (double quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2528.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077059

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741659

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/18/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00015.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-08-26

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical