CVE-2015-1877
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (8)
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references (19)
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- http://portland.freedesktop.org/wiki/XdgUtilsPatchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9cnnvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777722cnnvd
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165enisa_euvd
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