CVE-2014-7209

View on CVE.org

Published Jan 6, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-125-1	mime-support security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3114-1	mime-support security update
EUVD	EUVD-2014-7082	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2453-1	mime-support vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.8% (2.787% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570

History

Oct 14, 2026 7:30 AM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

Subscriptions

Debian Mime-support

Weaknesses

CWE-77

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 6:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Jan 6, 2015, 3:00 PM
Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 6:25 AM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2014, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 7:16 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 6, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified: Oct 14, 2026, 7:16 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2014-12-29T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-09-07T15:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "79363d38-fa19-49d1-9214-5f28da3f3ac5", "shortName": "debian"}, "references": [{"name": "71797", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797"}, {"name": "61892", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61892"}, {"name": "mimesuuport-cve20147209-command-exec(99570)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570"}, {"name": "62079", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62079"}, {"name": "DSA-3114", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20141231 Command Injection in mime-support/run-mailcap (CVE-2014-7209)", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "security@debian.org", "ID": "CVE-2014-7209", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "71797", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797"}, {"name": "61892", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61892"}, {"name": "mimesuuport-cve20147209-command-exec(99570)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570"}, {"name": "62079", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62079"}, {"name": "DSA-3114", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20141231 Command Injection in mime-support/run-mailcap (CVE-2014-7209)", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T12:40:19.103Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "71797", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797"}, {"name": "61892", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61892"}, {"name": "mimesuuport-cve20147209-command-exec(99570)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570"}, {"name": "62079", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62079"}, {"name": "DSA-3114", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20141231 Command Injection in mime-support/run-mailcap (CVE-2014-7209)", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8"}]}, {"x_adpType": "supplier", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "shortName": "siemens-SADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-14T06:25:20.313Z"}, "affected": [{"vendor": "Siemens", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "lessThan": "V3.1.5", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}, {"vendor": "Siemens", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "lessThan": "V3.1.5", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}, {"vendor": "Siemens", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "lessThan": "V3.1.5", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}, {"vendor": "Siemens", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "lessThan": "V3.1.5", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}, {"vendor": "Siemens", "product": "SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "lessThan": "V3.1.5", "versionType": "custom"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "references": [{"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "79363d38-fa19-49d1-9214-5f28da3f3ac5", "assignerShortName": "debian", "cveId": "CVE-2014-7209", "datePublished": "2015-01-06T15:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2014-09-27T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-14T06:25:20.313Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "security@debian.org"}, {"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP", "vendor": "Siemens", "versions": [{"lessThan": "V3.1.5", "status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP", "vendor": "Siemens", "versions": [{"lessThan": "V3.1.5", "status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP", "vendor": "Siemens", "versions": [{"lessThan": "V3.1.5", "status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP", "vendor": "Siemens", "versions": [{"lessThan": "V3.1.5", "status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}, {"defaultStatus": "unknown", "product": "SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP", "vendor": "Siemens", "versions": [{"lessThan": "V3.1.5", "status": "affected", "version": "V3.1.0", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "0E4EE809-AD86-495E-9C5B-A9B50DAA0F7F", "versionEndIncluding": "3.52-1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "run-mailcap en el paquete Debian mime-support anterior a 3.52-1+deb7u1 permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto ejecutar comandos arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de metacaracteres de shell en un nombre de ficheros."}], "id": "CVE-2014-7209", "lastModified": "2026-10-14T07:16:36.380", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 7.5, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2015-01-06T15:59:02.663", "references": [{"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61892"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62079"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61892"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/62079"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3114"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/8"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71797"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99570"}, {"source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@debian.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-77"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}