CVE-2015-1877

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1877
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-06-02 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-14 14:01:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-77

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Freedesktop Xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: xdg-utils: xdg-open: command injection vulnerability MISC www.openwall.com
89129 – another command injection vulnerability MISC bugs.freedesktop.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3165-1 xdg-utils MISC www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE Request: xdg-utils: xdg-open: command injection vulnerability MISC www.openwall.com
xdg-utils 'xdg-open' CVE-2015-1877 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability MISC www.securityfocus.com
#777722 - xdg-open: CVE-2015-1877: command injection vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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