CVE-2015-1877

xdg-utils: command injection vulnerability due to local variables collision in xdg-open

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · February 11, 2015

Updated · November 22, 2025

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.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of xdg-utils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE not specified