CVE catalog

CVE-2014-2528

k4dirstat: CVE-2014-2528

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 26, 2014, 2:55:05 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.88% · Oct 25, 2026

kcleanup.cpp in KDirStat 2.7.3 does not properly quote strings when deleting a directory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ' (single quote) character in the directory name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2527.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	k4dirstat	sid	`3.4.3-1`	fixed
Debian	k4dirstat	forky	`3.4.3-1`	fixed
Debian	k4dirstat	trixie	`3.4.3-1`	fixed
Debian	k4dirstat	bookworm	`3.4.2-1`	fixed
Opensuse	kdirstat	tumbleweed	`2.4.4-277.11`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	k4dirstat	source	sid	`2.7.5-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[741659]
Debian	k4dirstat	source	forky	`2.7.5-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[741659]
Debian	k4dirstat	source	trixie	`2.7.5-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[741659]
Debian	k4dirstat	source	bookworm	`2.7.5-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[741659]
Opensuse	kdirstat	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.4.4-277.11`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10000-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #741659]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[k4dirstat]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.4.2-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.5-1
  dsa · k4dirstat · debian · bookworm; dsa · k4dirstat · debian · 12
- 3.4.2-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.5-1
  dsa · k4dirstat · debian · bookworm; dsa · k4dirstat · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[k4dirstat]Fixed
Source package: [k4dirstat]
Details (2)
- 3.4.3-1+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.5-1
  dsa · k4dirstat · debian · 13
- 3.4.3-1+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.5-1
  dsa · k4dirstat · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:20 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]