Vulnerability in Man-Db Project
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Man-Db Project
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1336?
- CVE-2015-1336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Man-Db Project, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2015-1336?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.