CVE-2015-5700 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published 25 Aug 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can write to arbitrary files via symlink attacks in mktexlsr, potentially compromising system integrity.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-5700?

CVE-2015-5700 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5700?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tug Texlive.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5700?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2015-5700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5700, GHSA-hqv5-49rw-222p, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5700.