CVE-2015-1336
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1336
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.7.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.7.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.7.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.7.6-1 |
| debian | 8.0 | not-affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | not-affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| man-db_project | man-db | {"endIncluding":"2.7.6.1"} | |
References
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1336
CWEs
CWE-284
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.