CVE-2021-23556
Published: 17 March 2022
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
guake Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.0 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017/commits/e3d671120bfe7ba28f50e256cc5e8a629781b888
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/pull/2017
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/releases
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GUAKE-2386334
- https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1796
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23556
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian