CVE-2015-5705

Published: Sep 6, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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 (3)

Products: Devscripts Devel Team: Devscripts · Fedoraproject: Fedora

Devscripts Devel Team

1 product

Devscripts

Fedoraproject

1 product

Fedora

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts	Up to 2.15.6

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 21
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 22

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (12)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163705.html

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163710.html

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/7

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/commit/?id=d8f8fa1d8e4151fa62997cb74403f97ab0d7e1a2

Source: security@debian.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794260

Source: security@debian.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249645

Source: security@debian.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163705.html