CVE-2015-5705

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5705
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-06 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-13 11:21:00 UTC
DescriptionArgument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted filename.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

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
[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: Separate filename from args in file call (d8f8fa1d) · Commits · Debian / devscripts · GitLab CONFIRM anonscm.debian.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
#794260 - devscripts: licensecheck: CVE-2015-5704: shell injection vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org 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
Bug 1249645 – CVE-2015-5705 devscripts: argument injection vulnerability CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, 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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