CVE-2015-5700
Published: 25 August 2017
mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | See also CVE-2015-5701 |
| mdeslaur | introduced by: https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
texlive-bin Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
(vulnerable code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2014.20140926.35254-5)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(2014.20140926.35254-6build1)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu. This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. | ||
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.1 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |