Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop environment is identified, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the URL argument to xdg-open.
CVE-2014-9622
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 3.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 36(Track)EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 87%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 21, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (16)
- security@debianhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36
- security@debianhttp://secunia.com/advisories/62155
- security@debianhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131
- security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/10
- security@debianhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71284
- security@debianhttps://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670
- security@debianhttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888
- security@debianhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-09
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62155
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71284
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-utils | — | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-utils | — | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-utils | — | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-utils | — | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-utils | 1.0.2+cvs20100307-2 | 1.0.2+cvs20100307-2+deb6u1 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-utils | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6, 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6+deb7u1 | 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6+deb7u2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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- CVE-2015-1815EG 10.0EPSS p97HIGH
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- CVE-2014-5470EG 9.8EPSS p95CRITICAL
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- CVE-2015-10096NVD 5.0EG 9.8CRITICAL
- CVE-2015-20107NVD 7.6EG 9.8EPSS p94CRITICAL
- CVE-2014-4982EG 9.8EPSS p91CRITICAL
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