CVE-2014-2886 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via untrusted filenames in GKSu when sudo-mode is disabled, requiring user interaction during installation.
- 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-2014-2886?
CVE-2014-2886 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2886?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nongnu Gksu.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2886 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-2014-2886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fh92-rf7g-fr5m, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2886.