CVE-2014-7208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.

Published: 2014-12-19

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gparted:gparted:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2014-7081	GParted before 0.15.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in a crafted filesystem label.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2471-1	GParted vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01113.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/77
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html

History

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Subscriptions

Gparted Gparted

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-12-19T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.119Z

Reserved: 2014-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7208

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-19T15:59:08.253

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:14:34.220

Link: CVE-2014-7208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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