CVE-2015-5705 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can write to arbitrary files via crafted symlinks and filenames in Debian devscripts, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5705?
CVE-2015-5705 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 6 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Argument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted filename.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5705?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5705?
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-2015-5705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5705, GHSA-qhpv-f2h3-4mh8.