| Name | CVE-2014-2527 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| k4dirstat (PTS) | bullseye | 3.2.2-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.4.2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.4.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| k4dirstat | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| kdirstat | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | | |
Notes
- k4dirstat <not-affected> (Uses single quotes for affected code)
[squeeze] - kdirstat <no-dsa> (Minor issue)