CVE-2014-2886 | BDVDB-2026-63991 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-10
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1186676
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?40023
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksu

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-09-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.