# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5704, GHSA-4fg8-6wmq-2r6x

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5704?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts, Fedoraproject Fedora.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5704?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2012-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0210/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-0211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0211/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-0212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0212/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-2946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2946/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-5705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5705/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5704 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5704/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5704/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5704
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5704
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5704

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5704/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.