CVE-2015-5701

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory tug.org Vendor Advisory tug.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 third party advisory issue tracking
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log vendor advisory
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5701?
CVE-2015-5701 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5701?
To fix CVE-2015-5701, 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-2015-5701 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5701 is being actively exploited. 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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