texlive rpm scriptlet allows unprivileged user to delete arbitrary files
Published Oct 6, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The pre-install script in texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 as packaged in Fedora 21 and rpm, and texlive 6.20131226_r32488.fc20 and rpm allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a crafted file in the user's home directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Running on/with
- 20
Configuration 2
Running on/with
- 21
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
texlive
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
texlive
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | texlive | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | texlive | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 22.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 38.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 36.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154198.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154424.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/27/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72826 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0296 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197082 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0296
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0296
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154198.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154424.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/27/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72826 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0296 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197082 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0296 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0296 |
Change history (0)
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