CVE-2015-1877

HIGH

xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 - Command Injection via Crafted File Handling in open_generic_xdg_mime

Title source: llm

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.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9

Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777722

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0321

EPSS Percentile 86.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-77

Status published

Products (3)

debian/debian_linux 7.0

debian/debian_linux 8.0

freedesktop/xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1

Published Jun 02, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026