HIGH
Argument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted filename
Published Sep 6, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.12%
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted filename.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.15.6
Configuration 2
OR
- 21
- 22
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.12% 0.03118
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03118
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03118) | 87.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03118) | 86.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 72.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 71.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 70.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 66.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 69.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163705.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163710.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/commit/?id=d8f8fa1d8e4151fa62997cb74403f97ab0d7e1a2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794260 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249645 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163705.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163710.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/commit/?id=d8f8fa1d8e4151fa62997cb74403f97ab0d7e1a2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794260 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249645 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Sep 6, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 1, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5705
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a