CVE-2015-0855 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.

Published: 2017-03-23

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pitivi:pitivi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0866	The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00805.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97283
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272
https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2

History

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Subscriptions

Pitivi Pitivi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2017-03-23T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:11.039Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0855

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-23T20:59:00.233

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:21:02.710

Link: CVE-2015-0855

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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