CVE-2015-5701

Published: Aug 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59

NVD MITRE

6.1CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

n/a n/a

texlive tug

tugoss-projectaka tex live, tetex, texlive 2007

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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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://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log

tug.org

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Timeline

Published

Aug 25, 2017

Last Updated

May 13, 2026

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