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GHSA-FH92-RF7G-FR5M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:44 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:44

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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.

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CVE-2014-2886 (GCVE-0-2014-2886)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-09-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:28

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

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mitre

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	https://launchpad.net/bugs/1186676	x_refsource_MISC
	http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?40023	x_refsource_MISC
	https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit…	x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-FH92-RF7G-FR5M

CVE-2014-2886 (GCVE-0-2014-2886)

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