High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2015-1336
CVE-2015-1336
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12nvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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