CVE-2015-5704 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via the licensecheck script in Debian devscripts, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2015-5704?
CVE-2015-5704 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 25 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
scripts/licensecheck.pl in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5704?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5704?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2015-5704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5704, GHSA-4fg8-6wmq-2r6x.