CVE-2016-7787
medium
CVSS v3
4.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.9
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
59%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | Affected | — |
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4:5.8.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4:5.8.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4:5.8.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4:5.8.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4:5.8.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kde | kde-cli-tools | - | |
References
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.