UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5700

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5700
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5700.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5700
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Published
2017-08-25T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:26Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / texlive-bin

Package

Name
texlive-bin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/texlive-bin@2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2013.*

2013.20130529.30792-1build2
2013.20130729.30972-2
2013.20130729.30972-2build1
2013.20130729.30972-2build2
2013.20130729.30972-2build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea-dev",
            "binary_version": "2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libkpathsea6",
            "binary_version": "2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc-dev",
            "binary_version": "2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libptexenc1",
            "binary_version": "2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "texlive-binaries",
            "binary_version": "2013.20130729.30972-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}