CVE-2021-23556 Affecting guake package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-GUAKE-2432277
  • published24 Mar 2022
  • disclosed17 Mar 2022

Introduced: 17 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-23556  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 guake.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream guake package and not the guake package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1