CVE-2014-4509

high

Description

The MKDQUOTESAFE function in the Fan-out driver scripts in Fan-Out Platform Services in Novell Identity Manager (aka IDM) 4.0.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging eDirectory POSIX attribute changes to insert shell metacharacters.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-4436

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68139

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=5XLmBl54_Rg~

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-06-21

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00053