CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-4677

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite before version 2015.06 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the xmlPath argument.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update GPG Suite to version 2015.06 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The installPackage function in the installerHelper subcomponent in Libmacgpg in GPG Suite before 2015.06 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the xmlPath argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS