7.5

CVE-2014-7209: debian mime-support Command Injection

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-7209USN-2453-1DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7209
Published 06-01-2015Last modified 14-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-7209 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Command Injection vulnerability in debian mime-support. EPSS estimates a 2.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.79%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-01-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.09 pp

From 2.70% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • mime-support< 3.48-1+deb6u1 | < 3.52-1+deb7u1 | < 3.58
  • mime-support≤ 3.52-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • mime-support< 3.54ubuntu1.1

2 vendors · 3 products

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