CVE-2015-1336
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-1336 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-09-28 01:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-10-11 13:47:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-284
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Man-db Project | Man-db | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| #840357 - CVE-2015-1336 - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: User man Local Root Exploit/Linux Kernel setgid Directory Privilege Escalation/PAM Owner Check Weakness | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| MAN DB: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201707-12) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Ubuntu Vivid CVE-2015-1336 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Bug #1482786 “man-db daily cron job TOCTOU bug when processing c...” : Bugs : man-db package : Ubuntu | MISC | bugs.launchpad.net | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE-2015-1336 in Ubuntu | MISC | people.canonical.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Mandb Cron Job Symlink Local Root Privilege Escalation | MISC | www.halfdog.net | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| Man-db 2.6.7.1 Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.