High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.