CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-1877
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-06-02
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
Description
The open_generic_xdg_mime function in xdg-open in xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 in Debian, when using dash, does not properly handle local variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file.
Affected configurations
• freedesktop xdg-utils 1.1.0
• debian debian linux 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777722 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777722 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory