CVE-2021-23556 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-23556: Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Vendor N/A
Product guake
Published March 17, 2022
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 17, 2022 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated