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Debian: CVE-2015-1877: xdg-utils -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 2, 2021
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-xdg-utils
Title
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