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CVE-2015-1877

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1877 describes a command injection vulnerability in the xdg-open utility (xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1) on Debian systems when using the dash shell. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-utils:1.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0321 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.freedesktop.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3165
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/7
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/02/18/9
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/72675
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry