CVE-2015-8621

Description

t-coffee before 11.00.8cbe486-2 allows local users to write to ~/.t_coffee globally.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory killedkenny.io Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory canonical.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751579 issue tracking third party advisory
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8621.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-8621 third party advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8621/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8621?
CVE-2015-8621 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8621?
To fix CVE-2015-8621, 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-2015-8621 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8621 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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