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CVE-2015-0296 (GCVE-0-2015-0296)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-06 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:03
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-02-27 00:00
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