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High
CVE-2015-1336
The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
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man-db
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 27th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.