CVE-2015-0855
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.24% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- pitivi/pitivi
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97283
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97283
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.