CVE-2015-1336
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1336
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-1336.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-1336
- Downstream
- Published
- 2017-09-28T01:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:45:06.869684Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12