Description
kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.0 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (double quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2528.
Published: 2014-08-26
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2563 kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.0 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (double quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2528.
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Kdirstat Project Kdirstat
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:14:26.555Z

Reserved: 2014-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2527

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-08-26T14:55:05.500

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2527

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