High severity · published Sep 28, 2017
CVE-2015-1336
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…
7.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Man-db · Man-db Project
through 2.7.6.1; through 2.7.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1336
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1336
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
Third Party Advisory
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
Exploit
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
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