CVE-2015-5701 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...
MediumCVSS 6.1
EPSS 0.42%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tug texlive | = 20100722 | No fix listed |
| tug texlive | = 20110705 | No fix listed |
| tug texlive | = 20120701 | No fix listed |
| tug texlive | = 20130530 | No fix listed |
| tug texlive | = 20140525 | No fix listed |
References
- [oss-security] 20150730 Re: CVE request: mktexlsr/texlive: insecure use of /tmp mailing-list third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- www.tug.org patch vendor-advisory
- www.tug.org vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-5701 vendor-advisory