CVE-2021-23556
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-23556 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-03-17 12:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-03-23 18:42:00 UTC |
| Description | The package guake before 3.8.5 are vulnerable to Exposed Dangerous Method or Function due to the exposure of execute_command and execute_command_by_uuid methods via the d-bus interface, which makes it possible for a malicious user to run an arbitrary command via the d-bus method. **Note:** Exploitation requires the user to have installed another malicious program that will be able to send dbus signals or run terminal commands. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Guake-project | Guake | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed Dangerous Method or Function in guake | CVE-2021-23556 | Snyk | MISC | snyk.io | |
| Fix arbitrary execution via dbus security flaw by Davidy22 · Pull Request #2017 · Guake/guake · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| Fix arbitrary execution via dbus security flaw by Davidy22 · Pull Request #2017 · Guake/guake · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| Releases · Guake/guake · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| Security Issue: Exposure of sensitive function, malicious user can arbitrary command via an execute_command d-bus method. · Issue #1796 · Guake/guake · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: junorouse
Legacy QID Mappings
- 183871 Debian Security Update for guake (CVE-2021-23556)