CVE-2015-5700

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-5700: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix