CVE-2014-2527 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via double quotes in directory names when KDirStat deletes directories.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2527?
CVE-2014-2527 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 26 Aug 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2527?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Kdirstat Project Kdirstat, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-2527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c69h-fp8v-vx97.