CVE-2015-5700
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3788-1
Severity Score
6.1
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
mktexlsr revisión 22855 hasta la revisión 36625, como empaquetado en texlive, permite a los usuarios locales escribir en archivos arbitrarios por medio de un ataque de tipo symlink.
Jakub Wilk discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that Tex Live incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
*Credits:
N/A
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Timeline
- 2015-07-30 CVE Reserved
- 2017-08-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 | Mailing List |
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| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 | 2018-10-12 | |
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 | 2018-10-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1 | 2018-10-12 | |
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Tug Search vendor "Tug" | Texlive Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" | 20100722 Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" and version "20100722" | - |
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| Tug Search vendor "Tug" | Texlive Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" | 20110705 Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" and version "20110705" | - |
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| Tug Search vendor "Tug" | Texlive Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" | 20120701 Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" and version "20120701" | - |
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| Tug Search vendor "Tug" | Texlive Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" | 20130530 Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" and version "20130530" | - |
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| Tug Search vendor "Tug" | Texlive Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" | 20140525 Search vendor "Tug" for product "Texlive" and version "20140525" | - |
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