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CVE-2015-5701: tug texlive Link Following

CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
Published 25-08-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5701 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Link Following vulnerability in tug texlive. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tug1 product
  • texlive20100722 | 20110705 | 20120701 | 20130530 | 20140525

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links