CVE-2015-1336

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Man-db 2.6.7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation2015-12-02 · local · linux · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
• http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
• http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12