Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-2528
CVE-2014-2528
Description
kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.3 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ' (single quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2527.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:kdirstat_project:kdirstat:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 2.7.3
Patches
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References
5- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/18/2nvdPatch
- bitbucket.org/jeromerobert/k4dirstat/commits/1ad2e96d73fa06cd9be0f3749b337c03575016aanvdExploitPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00015.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/17/2nvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
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