{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "security@ubuntu.com", "ID": "CVE-2015-1336", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786" }, { "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html" }, { "name": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/" }, { "name": "http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html" }, { "name": "79723", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723" }, { "name": "GLSA-201707-12", "refsource": "GENTOO", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12" }, { "name": "[oss-security] 20151214 Re: User man Local Root Exploit/Linux Kernel setgid Directory Privilege Escalation/PAM Owner Check Weakness", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11" }, { "name": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357" } ] } }