CVE-2016-7787 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Vendors	Products
Kde	Kde-cli-tools
Opensuse	Leap Opensuse

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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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7787

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7787

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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