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CVE-2015-5700

Published: Aug 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

texlivetug
n/an/a
tugoss-projectaka tex live, tetex, texlive 2007

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6
openwall.com
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139
bugs.debian.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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