CVE-2015-3409
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.78-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.78-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.78-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.78-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.78-1 |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| module-signature_project | module-signature | {"endIncluding":"0.74"} | |
References
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2607-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3261
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/23/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73937
- https://github.com/audreyt/module-signature/commit/c41e8885b862b9fce2719449bc9336f0bea658ef
- https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/Module-Signature
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3409
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.