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CVE-2015-5701

mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00066
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

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tug texliveall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Aug 2017 · 06:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=logVendor Advisory
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