CVE-2014-4677 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the installer's xmlPath argument.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4677?
CVE-2014-4677 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite before 2015.06 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the xmlPath argument.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4677?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpgtools Libmacgpg.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4677?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4677 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-2014-4677 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4677 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mxj-5p25-8xf4.