MEDIUM
t-coffee before 11.00.8cbe486-2 allows local users to write to ~/.t_coffee globally
Published Aug 7, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
t-coffee before 11.00.8cbe486-2 allows local users to write to ~/.t_coffee globally.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
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.
0.37% 0.00371
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00371
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 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 28.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 16.57th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-8621 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751579 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8621.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8621/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-8621 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751579 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8621.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8621/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 7, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 23, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8621
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a