CVE-2015-1336

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 28, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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