CVE-2015-7758
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
3.3
Description
Gummi 0.6.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary dot file that uses the name of an existing file and a (1) .aux, (2) .log, (3) .out, (4) .pdf, or (5) .toc extension for the file name, as demonstrated by .thesis.tex.aux.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7758
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756432
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.6.5-6 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.6.5-6 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.6.5-6 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.6.5-6 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.6.5-6 |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gummi_project | gummi | 0.6.5 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178582.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178642.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00117.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00150.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/08/5
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756432
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7758
CWEs
CWE-59
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.