texlive: insecure use of /tmp in mktexlsr
Published Aug 25, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 33.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 38.82th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- 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-2015-5701 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-2015-5701
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5701
- 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-2015-5701 | 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-2015-5701 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5701 | ||
| 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)
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