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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-2528
kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.3 does not properly quote strings when...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/commits/1ad2e96d73fa06cd9be0f3749b337c03575016aa#chg-src/kcleanup.cpp
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/18/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741659
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kdirstat project
View all reports →Affected Software
kdirstat, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
2.7.3, 13.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 26th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.