RCE in Kde Kde-Cli-Tools

CVE-2016-7787

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.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.017 (74.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Kde Kde-cli-tools
Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
Opensuse — versions 13.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7787?: CVE-2016-7787 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Kde-Cli-Tools, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2016-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-7787?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.