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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

Published Sep 18, 2014

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.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 18, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 17, 2014
Link CVE-2014-2886
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2014-2886
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2014-2886