CVE - CVE-2014-2527

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-2527	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.0 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (double quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2528.
References
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CONFIRM:https://bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/commits/1ad2e96d73fa06cd9be0f3749b337c03575016aa#chg-src/kcleanup.cpp CONFIRM:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741659 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1077059 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140317 CVE request: kdirstat, insufficient quote escaping leading to arbitrary command execution URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140318 Re: CVE request: kdirstat, insufficient quote escaping leading to arbitrary command execution URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/18/2 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:0984 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140317	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140317)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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