MEDIUM
A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of the commands that will actually get executed as super user
Published Dec 23, 2016
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.66%
Description
A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of the commands that will actually get executed as super user.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.66% 0.01661
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01661
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01661) | 75.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01629) | 73.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 65.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 52.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 51.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 49.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93224 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00031.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00034.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93224 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 23, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7787
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a