CVE-2014-2528

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    CVE-2014-2528

    Published: 26 Aug 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00015.html, https://bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/commits/1ad2e96d73fa06cd9be0f3749b337c03575016aa#chg-src/kcleanup.cpp, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/18/2, https://bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/commits/1ad2e96d73fa06cd9be0f3749b337c03575016aa#chg-src/kcleanup.cpp, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/2, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=741659

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High