UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7758

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7758
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7758.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7758
Related
Published
2016-01-08T19:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:10Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Gummi 0.6.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary dot file that uses the name of an existing file and a (1) .aux, (2) .log, (3) .out, (4) .pdf, or (5) .toc extension for the file name, as demonstrated by .thesis.tex.aux.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gummi

Package

Name
gummi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gummi@0.6.5-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.5-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.5-1
0.6.5-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.5-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gummi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.5-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gummi-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gummi

Package

Name
gummi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gummi@0.6.6-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.6-1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.5-4
0.6.5-5
0.6.5-6
0.6.5-6ubuntu1
0.6.5-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.6-1",
            "binary_name": "gummi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.6-1",
            "binary_name": "gummi-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gummi

Package

Name
gummi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gummi@0.6.6-4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.6-4

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.6-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.6-4",
            "binary_name": "gummi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.6-4",
            "binary_name": "gummi-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}