CVE-2014-4677

The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite before 2015.06 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the xmlPath argument.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bierbaumer.net/security/cve-2014-4677/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gpgtools.org/releases/gpgsuite/2015.08/release-notes.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gpgtools:libmacgpg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-22 16:59

Updated : 2018-05-02 15:25

NVD link : CVE-2014-4677

Mitre link : CVE-2014-4677

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-4677

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Products Affected

gpgtools

libmacgpg

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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