CVE-2015-1336
Ubuntu Man-db Privilege Escalation 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 11, 2017, 1:47 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-1336.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/ No Types Assigned http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html No Types Assigned http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:2.7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:man-db_project:man-db:2.7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1336 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1336
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.00%
score
0.24697
percentile