UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0853

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0853
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0853.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0853
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-0853
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:09Z
Published
2017-09-06T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:32:32Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

svn-workbench 1.6.2 and earlier on a system with xeyes installed allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using the "Command Shell" menu item while in the directory trunk/$(xeyes).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / svn-workbench

Package

Name
svn-workbench
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/svn-workbench@1.7.0-2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.0-2

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.10-2
1.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "svn-workbench",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0853.json"