CVE-2015-5704

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5704
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-25 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-06 13:56:00 UTC
Descriptionscripts/licensecheck.pl in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-77

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts All All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian devscripts 'licensecheck' Utility Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: devscripts-2.15.8-1.fc22 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: devscripts-2.15.8-1.fc21 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
licensecheck: Use Dpkg::IPC to run file command (c0687bcd) · Commits · Debian / devscripts · GitLab CONFIRM anonscm.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
#794260 - devscripts: licensecheck: CVE-2015-5704: shell injection vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Vendor Advisory
Bug 1249635 – CVE-2015-5704 devscripts: arbitrary shell command injection CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: devscripts: licensecheck: arbitrary shell command injection MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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