Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

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.

  • Published: Jun 2, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2015-1877
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

OWASP TOP 10:

Software From Fixed in
freedesktop / xdg-utils 1.1.0-rc1 1.1.0-rc1.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
debian / debian_linux 7.0 7.0.x