CVE-2015-1331

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1331
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 12 Aug 2015, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 04:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.46% LOW
0% probability +0.41%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Aug 2015, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 04:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

lxclock.c in LXC 1.1.2 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /run/lock/lxc/*.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.46%• Percentile: 39%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-59•Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

    The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Systems

  • debian•lxc

    < 1:1.0.7-4 | < 1:1.0.7-4 | < 1:1.0.7-4 | < 1:1.0.7-4

  • linuxcontainers•lxc

    ≤ 1.1.2

References (9)