CVE-2015-5701

mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack

published August 25, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00419 · 35.2th percentile
Published
2017-08-25T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 AUG 18:00Z
    mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack
    cvelistv5