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CVE-2015-0296
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…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.40%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- FEDORA-2015-4332 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 72826 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-4872 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150227 CVE-2015-0296 preinstall scriptlet in texlive-base rpm of fedora allows unprivileged user to delete arbitrary files(maybe others) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1197082 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .