medium6.1
CVE-2015-5701
mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tug | Texlive | Versions 20100722, 20110705, 20120701, 20130530, 20140525 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log