PT-2015-3340 · Pitivi · Pitivi

Lfaraone + 1 · Published 2015-09-13 · Updated 2017-04-04 · CVE-2015-0855

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pitivi versions prior to 0.95

Description The issue is related to the incorrect handling of code generation in the mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py of the Pitivi video editor. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using shell metacharacters in a file path.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.95, update to version 0.95 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using shell metacharacters in file paths until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02497

CVE-2015-0855

MGASA-2016-0001

Affected Products

Pitivi

References · 15

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02497 · Security Note
• https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0855 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0001.html · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0855 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0855 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0001 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97283 · Note
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17393 · Note