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CVE-2014-2886

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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Severidad

N/A

EPSS

Probabilidad de explotación (próx. 30 días): 0.0044 (0.4%)
Percentil: 63.3%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Afecta

nongnu:gksu

Descripción técnica

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.

Publicada: 18/9/2014, 10:55:08
Última modificación: 6/5/2026, 22:30:45

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