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 insecure chown use.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::esm:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-09-28 01:29

Updated : 2017-10-11 13:47

NVD link : CVE-2015-1336

Mitre link : CVE-2015-1336

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-1336

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

canonical

ubuntu_linux

man-db_project

man-db

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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