CVE-2015-0855 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Pitivi, specifically affecting versions prior to 0.95. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting shell metacharacters into a file path, which is then processed by the _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.94CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pitivi:pitivi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.