CVE-2015-0296

Publication date 6 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
texlive-base	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

Notes

sbeattie

Fedora only

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 4.7 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.7 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N