4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7787
KDEsu Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 23, 2016, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7787 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Kde kde-cli-tools
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7787.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/7 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93224 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7787 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/7 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00031.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00034.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93224 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93224 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-cli-tools:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.49245

percentile

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