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CVE-2015-0296 Details

Description

The pre-install script in texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 as packaged in Fedora 21 and rpm, and texlive 6.20131226_r32488.fc20 and rpm allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a crafted file in the user's home directory.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154198.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154424.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197082	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/27/6	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72826	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154198.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154424.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197082	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/27/6	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72826	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
tug texlive	6.20131226_r32488.fc20 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:6.20131226_r32488.fc20:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	20 21
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 1, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]