CVE-2015-5701
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 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.
mktexlsr en la revisión 36855, y anterior a la revisión 36626 tal y como se incluye en texlive permite que usuarios locales escriban en archivos arbitrarios mediante un ataque symlink. NOTA: Esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a la reversión de una solución para CVE-2015-5700.
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Timeline
- 2015-07-30 CVE Reserved
- 2017-08-25 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (5)
| 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 | 2017-09-12 | |
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 | 2017-09-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log | 2017-09-12 |
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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