CVE-2015-5701

texlive: insecure use of /tmp in mktexlsr

Published Aug 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5648 mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:59 AM
Reserved
Jul 30, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 11, 2015, 12:00 AM