CVE-2016-7787 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of the commands that will actually get executed as super user.

Published: 2016-12-23

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-cli-tools:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8637	A maliciously crafted command line for kdesu can result in the user only seeing part of the commands that will actually get executed as super user.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00034.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93224

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Kde Kde-cli-tools

Opensuse Leap Opensuse

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-23T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:56.068Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7787

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-23T22:59:00.190

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

Link: CVE-2016-7787

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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