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 by an untrusted filename encountered during installation of a VirtualBox extension pack.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.8 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 62%
VendorProductVersion
nongnugksu
2.0.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
gksu
noble
dne
mantic
dne
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
impish
dne
hirsute
dne
groovy
dne
focal
dne
eoan
dne
disco
dne
cosmic
dne
bionic
dne
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
needed
wily
ignored
vivid
ignored
utopic
ignored
trusty
needed
precise
ignored
lucid
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?40023
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksu
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-gksu
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1186676
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-10