CVE-2015-8621

t-coffee before 11.00.8cbe486-2 allows local users to write to ~/.t_coffee globally.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8621/	Third Party Advisory
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8621.html	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751579	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-8621	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tcoffee:t-coffee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-08-07 10:29

Updated : 2017-08-15 09:07

NVD link : CVE-2015-8621

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8621

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CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

tcoffee

t-coffee

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