CVE-2014-7209

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-01-06 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

run-mailcap in the Debian mime-support package before 3.52-1+deb7u1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.

Affected products

Debian Mime-Support: through 3.52-1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/61892
http://secunia.com/advisories/62079
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570
http://secunia.com/advisories/61892
http://secunia.com/advisories/62079
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570

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