CVE-2015-0855

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97283
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97283
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 23, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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