CVE-2014-7209

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.

Published: 2015-01-06 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-7209 is rated Moderate Risk (53.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7209

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.33% 0.68% -0.65%
2 2025-03-29 0.68% 1.33% +0.65%
3 2024-08-18 0.68%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-7209

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-7209

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-7209

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-7209 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mime-support), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7209
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-7209 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mime-support), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-7209

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian mime-support <= 3.52-1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:mime-support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-7209

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