CVE-2015-1877 (GCVE-0-2015-1877)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-02 16:34 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- Other
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2015-02-11 00:00
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