CVE-2015-5705

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted filename.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/commit/?id=d8f8fa1d8e4151fa62997cb74403f97ab0d7e1a2 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249645 third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163710.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794260 third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163705.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/7 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5705?
CVE-2015-5705 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5705?
To fix CVE-2015-5705, 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-2015-5705 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5705 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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