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CVE-2014-2886
CVE-2014-2886
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.19% · 81.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.19%
81.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | gksu | 0, 2.0.2-6ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | gksu | 0, 2.0.2-9ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Sep 18, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2886 third-party-advisory
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksu third-party-advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1186676 third-party-advisory
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?40023 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2886 third-party-advisory