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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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