CVE-2015-8768
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 13, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 12, 2016
Description
click/install.py in click does not require files in package filesystem tarballs to start with ./ (dot slash), which allows remote attackers to install an alternate security policy and gain privileges via a crafted package, as demonstrated by the test.mmrow app for Ubuntu phone.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- USN-2771-1vendor-advisory
- 96386vdb-entry
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467
- https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554
- [oss-security] 20160112 Re: CVE Request: clickmailing-list
- https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF
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