# CVE-2015-0855: The \_mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The _mediaLibraryPlayCb function in mainwindow.py in pitivi before 0.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a file path.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97283
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/pitivi/commit/?id=45a4c84edb3b4343f199bba1c65502e3f49f5bb2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/8
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pitivi/+bug/1495272

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