Re: Confusion around gksu & CVE-2014-2943

[cve-assign () mitre org]

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> Several sites identify CVE-2014-2943 as being a vulnerability in gksu:
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> https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksu
> http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68427
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> But the Mitre & NVD databases use that CVE id for a different issue:
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> https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2943
> https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-2943

> Anyone know what the right CVE is for the gksu bug?

The right CVE for the gksu bug is CVE-2014-2886.

(The right CVE for the Cobham Aviator PIN algorithm issue, also
formerly known as CVE-2014-2943, is now CVE-2014-2942. The MITRE
CVE web site and NVD web site will have these changes in the
coming days. The entry currently at
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2943
will be replaced with an explanation of the two correct CVE IDs.)

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