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CVE-2015-1336

Published: 28 September 2017

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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
man-db
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty Needed

artful Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
upstream
Released (2.7.6.1-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
xenial
Released (2.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.7.6.1-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H