CVE-2015-5701 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: None listed

What is CVE-2015-5701?

CVE-2015-5701 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5701?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tug Texlive.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5701?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2015-5701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-548j-7qqv-2mvf.