Name: CVE-2015-5700: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-5700, CWE-59, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.00139

mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade texlive-bin	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 25, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jan 11, 2015
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade texlive-binaries	Oct 18, 2018	Aug 25, 2017

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CVSS Details

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