USN-2453-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2453-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2453-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2453-1

Related

Published

2015-01-07T17:47:28.493090Z

Modified

2015-01-07T17:47:28.493090Z

Summary

mime-support vulnerability

Details

Timothy D. Morgan discovered that the run-mailcap tool incorrectly filtered certain shell metacharacters in filenames. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a file with a specially-crafted filename, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / mime-support

Package

Name: mime-support
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/mime-support@3.54ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.54ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.54ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.54ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "mime-support"
        }
    ]
}