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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 02:33
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2017-08-25 18:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:33
NVD link : CVE-2015-5701
Mitre link : CVE-2015-5701
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-5701
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Products Affected
tug
- texlive
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')