{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-v8g2-q7cg-qvg6",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:45:55Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:33:52Z",
  "aliases": [
    "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1336"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-09-28T01:29:00Z"
  }
}