CVE-2015-1336
Man-db 2.6.7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
3
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.
Las tareas de limpieza diarias mandb en Man-db en versiones anteriores a la 2.7.6.1-1 tal y como se distribuye en Ubuntu y Debian permiten que usuarios locales con acceso a la cuenta "man" ganen privilegios mediante vectores que implican el uso inseguro de la función chown.
Man-db version 2.6.7.1 suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-01-22 CVE Reserved
- 2015-12-02 First Exploit
- 2017-01-27 CVE Published
- 2023-05-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
References (9)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 | 2017-10-11 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Man-db Project Search vendor "Man-db Project" | Man-db Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" | <= 2.7.6.1 Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" and version " <= 2.7.6.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
Safe
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| Man-db Project Search vendor "Man-db Project" | Man-db Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" | <= 2.7.6.1 Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" and version " <= 2.7.6.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
Safe
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| Man-db Project Search vendor "Man-db Project" | Man-db Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" | <= 2.7.6.1 Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" and version " <= 2.7.6.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
Safe
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| Man-db Project Search vendor "Man-db Project" | Man-db Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" | <= 2.7.6.1 Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" and version " <= 2.7.6.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
Safe
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| Man-db Project Search vendor "Man-db Project" | Man-db Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" | <= 2.7.6.1 Search vendor "Man-db Project" for product "Man-db" and version " <= 2.7.6.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
Safe
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