CVE-2015-5700
CVSS V2 Medium 5.6
CVSS V3 Medium 6.1
Description
mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-5700
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-08-25T18:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-12T10:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20100722:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20110705:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20120701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20130530:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:20140525:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 7.8
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 4.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5700 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5700 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:26:33 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 20:17:19 | 2017-08-25T18:29Z | 2017-08-25T18:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 20:17:19 | 2018-10-12T10:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 20:17:19 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |