# CVE-2014-2528: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via single quotes in directory names when KDirStat deletes directories, requiring user interaction to trigger the deletion.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2528, GHSA-fm3p-w9c3-9p34, openSUSE-SU-2024:10000-1

## What is CVE-2014-2528?

CVE-2014-2528 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 26 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.3 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ' (single quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2527.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2528?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kdirstat` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.4.4-277.11 |

Products: Kdirstat Project Kdirstat, Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2528?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-2528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2014-2527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2527/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2528 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2528 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 26 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2528/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2528/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2528
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2528
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2528

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2528/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.