# CVE-2016-7787: Command injection in n/a

> Attackers can hide malicious commands in kdesu prompts, tricking users into executing arbitrary code with root privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7787, GHSA-2rvv-92pm-m5p9, MGASA-2017-0473, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7787, openSUSE-SU-2016:2495-1, openSUSE-SU-2016:2498-1

## What is CVE-2016-7787?

CVE-2016-7787 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 23 Dec 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of the commands that will actually get executed as super user.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7787?

It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kde-cli-tools5` | SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.5.5-12.1 |
| `kde-cli-tools5` | SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.5.5-12.1 |

Products: Kde Kde-Cli-Tools, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-7787?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2016-7787 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7787 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7787 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-7787 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 23 Dec 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7787 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Leap. 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-2016-7787/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7787/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7787
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7787
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7787

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7787/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.