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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Nongnu GKSu 2.0.2. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Installation. The manipulation of the argument this
with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 09/18/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2886 since 04/17/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119944 (GLSA-201812-10 : GKSu: Arbitrary command execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
A possible mitigation has been published 5 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119944).
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 119944
Nessus Name: GLSA-201812-10 : GKSu: Arbitrary command execution
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/17/2014 🔍09/18/2014 🔍
09/18/2014 🔍
03/26/2015 🔍
12/30/2018 🔍
12/31/2018 🔍
03/12/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: launchpad.netStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2014-2886 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 15:08Updated: 03/12/2019 20:40
Changes: 03/26/2015 15:08 (52), 03/12/2019 20:40 (5)
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