CVE-2015-3409 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2015-3409?

CVE-2015-3409 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 May 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3409?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Module-Signature Project Module-Signature.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3409?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2015-3409 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3409 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3409, GHSA-43mv-gcv3-rmpw, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3409.