CVE-2015-1336

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

1.05%

Published

Sep 27, 2017

Modified

May 12, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (2)

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Exploit-DBMan-db 2.6.7.1 - Local Privilege Escalation TrickestTrickest PoC index

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Description

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

Affected Products (7)

man-db_project · man-dbvulnerable

canonical · ubuntu_linux

man-db_project · man-dbvulnerable

debian · debian_linux

References (16)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11

Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/

ExploitThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11

Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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