UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0855
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:09Z
Published
2017-03-23T20:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:48:23.711152Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pitivi

Package

Name
pitivi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pitivi@0.95-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.95-1

Affected versions

0.*

0.94-4
0.94-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.95-1",
            "binary_name": "pitivi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.95-1",
            "binary_name": "pitivi-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855.json"