CVE-2014-2528
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.
- EPSS
- 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- kdirstat_project:kdirstat
- opensuse:opensuse
References
- 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://bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/commits/1ad2e96d73fa06cd9be0f3749b337c03575016aa#chg-src/kcleanup.cpp
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741659