CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
26.8%
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.
www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-1336
lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/man-db-announce/2016-12/msg00000.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1336
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1336
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5334-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1336
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
26.8%