CVE-2015-0855
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to...
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
CVE-2015-0855- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
CVE-2015-0855- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0866 No score
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
EUVD-2015-0866- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m28v-ccqx-w956
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to...
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
GHSA-m28v-ccqx-w956- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
CVE-2015-0855- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-0855
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0855- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855
The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0855- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0001 No score
Updated pitivi packages fix security vulnerability
In pitivi before 0.95, double-clicking a file in the user's media library with a specially-crafted path or filename allows for arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user running Pitivi (CVE-2015-0855).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0001- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0855 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pitivi, published January 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.24%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in pitivi 0.95-1.