{"id":"CVE-2015-1336","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:45:06.869684Z","published":"2017-09-28T01:29:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}