Vulnerability · 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 Jan 6, 2015 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · run-mailcap in the Debian
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2014-7209. EPSS is 2.79%. Act only if a listed version of run-mailcap in the Debian is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (run-mailcap in the Debian).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.79%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe debian/mime-support · vendor n/a n/a
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.
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- cpe debian/mime-supportversion unspecified
- vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2014-7209
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2014-7209. EPSS is 2.79%. Act only if a listed version of run-mailcap in the Debian is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-77: Command Injection. EPSS 2.79%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jan 6, 2015 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-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.
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-7209
30-day exploitation probability 2.8%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.