CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8768
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
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.
Affected configurations
• click project click
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.04
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587 bazaar.launchpad.net
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2771-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96386 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/ insights.ubuntu.com
- https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF plus.google.com
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587 bazaar.launchpad.net
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2771-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96386 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/ insights.ubuntu.com
- https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF plus.google.com