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Message-Id: <20140912184305.DFB14C50734@smtptsrv1.mitre.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:43:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: alan.coopersmith@...cle.com
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Confusion around gksu & CVE-2014-2943

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> Several sites identify CVE-2014-2943 as being a vulnerability in gksu:
> 
> https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2014/07/07/virtualbox-filename-command-execution-via-gksu
> http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68427
> 
> But the Mitre & NVD databases use that CVE id for a different issue:
> 
> 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?

MITRE has been working on this for a few days but unfortunately hasn't
received a definitive reply about the gksu CVE ID. For now, all we can
say is that CVE-2014-2943 is currently a correct CVE ID for a Cobham
Aviator satellite terminal issue. The correct CVE ID for the gksu
issue is not CVE-2014-2943. We hope to resolve this by early next
week.

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CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
M/S M300
202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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