CVE-2015-1877
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.59%xdg-utils - security update
Published: 6/2/2021Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1877
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/xdg-utilsfrom 0, < 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.4
- Debian/xdg-utilsfrom 0, < 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |