VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1877

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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 3.21% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-77
Affected: freedesktop/xdg-utils · debian/debian linux
Source: security@debian.org

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777722Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3165Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72675Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=777722Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89129Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.