CVE-2015-1336

Public Exploit

Description

The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 issue tracking third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/ third party advisory exploit
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11 mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1336?
CVE-2015-1336 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1336?
To fix CVE-2015-1336, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1336 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1336 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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