Description
In Python (aka CPython) up to 3.10.8, the mailcap module does not add escape characters into commands discovered in the system mailcap file. This may allow attackers to inject shell commands into applications that call mailcap.findmatch with untrusted input (if they lack validation of user-provided filenames or arguments). The fix is also back-ported to 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
Published: 2022-04-13
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3432-1 python2.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3477-1 python3.7 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3980-1 python3.9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2111 In Python (aka CPython) up to 3.10.8, the mailcap module does not add escape characters into commands discovered in the system mailcap file. This may allow attackers to inject shell commands into applications that call mailcap.findmatch with untrusted input (if they lack validation of user-provided filenames or arguments). The fix is also back-ported to 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5519-1 Python vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5888-1 Python vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6891-1 Python vulnerabilities
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https://bugs.python.org/issue24778 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/68966 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00039.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00000.html cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/46KWPTI72SSEOF53DOYQBQOCN4QQB2GE/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/53TQZFLS6O3FLIMVSXFEEPZSWLDZLBOX/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/57NECACX333A3BBZM2TR2VZ4ZE3UG3SN/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5DBVY4YC2P6EPZZ2DROOXHDOWZ4BJFLW/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6QIKVSW3H6W2GQGDE5DTIWLGFNH6KKEW/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AKGMYDVKI3XNM27B6I6RQ6QV3TVJAUCG/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ERYMM2QVDPOJLX4LYXWYIQN5FOIJLDRY/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F3LNY2NHM6J22O6Q5ANOE3SZRK3OACKR/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCIO2W4DUVVMI6L52QCC4TT2B3K5VWHS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FIRUTX47BJD2HYJDLMI7JJBVCYFAPKAQ/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GPCLGZZJPVXFWUWVV5WCD5FNUAFLKBDN/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HAI2GBC7WKH7J5NH6J2IW5RT3VF2SF5M/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFGV7P2PYFBMK32OKHCAC2ZPJQV5AUDF/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KAY6VBNVEFUXKJF37WFHYXUSRDEK34N3/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MYG3EMFR7ZHC46TDNM7SNWO64A3W7EUF/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ONXSGLASNLGFL57YU6WT6Y5YURSFV43U/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTTZGLD2YBMMG6U6F5HOTPOGGPBIURMA/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIOJUZ5JMEMGSKNISTOVI4PDP36FDL5Y/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W5664BGZVTA46LQDNTYX5THG6CN4FYJX/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WXF6MQ74HVIDDSR5AE2UDR24I6D4FEPC/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO2H6CKWLRGTTZCGUQVELW6LUH437Q3O/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y4E2WBEJ42CGLGDHD6ZXOLZ2W6G3YOVD/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-20107 cve-icon
https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/mailcap-shell-injection.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-02 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220616-0001/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-20107 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:43:59.756Z

Reserved: 2022-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-20107

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-13T16:15:08.937

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:15:43.133

Link: CVE-2015-20107

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-08-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-20107 - Bugzilla

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