CVE-2015-0853

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0853
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-06 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-09 17:43:00 UTC
Descriptionsvn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pysvn Svn-workbench All All All All
Application Pysvn Project Svn-workbench All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
pysvn.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi MISC pysvn.tigris.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2015-0853: insecure use of os.system() in svn-workbench MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug #1495268 “insecure use of os.system()” : Bugs : svn-workbench package : Ubuntu MISC bugs.launchpad.net Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
#798863 - CVE-2015-0853: insecure use of os.system() - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1262928 – (CVE-2015-0853) CVE-2015-0853 pysvn: Insecure use of os.system() in Workbench CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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