MEDIUM
texlive: insecure use of /tmp in mktexlsr
Published Aug 25, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
texlive
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
texlive
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | texlive | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | texlive | Will not fix | 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.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00423
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00423
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 34.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 33.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5700 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5700
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5700
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5700 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775139 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181167 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5700 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3788-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5700 | ||
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?view=log | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 25, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 30, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5700
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a