CVE-2015-1336
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.0%
Description
The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.
How to fix CVE-2015-1336
To remediate CVE-2015-1336, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/man-db—upgrade to 2.7.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-1336 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.7.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |