run-mailcap in the Debian mime-support package before 3.52-1+deb7u1 allows…
Priority LOW 38CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02787 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7209
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w9q-jf7m-rmj2
References
More Debian Mime-support vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00198 run-mailcap in mime-support 3.22 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2014-7209 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-7209 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w9q-jf7m-rmj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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