CVE-2015-5701

Published: 8/25/2017 Last updated: 8/6/2024 Reserved: 7/30/2015

mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.

CNA assigner: mitre (8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca) Requested by: n/a