CVE-2015-0296

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.

Published: 2017-10-06 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-0296 is rated Low Risk (30.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0296

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.02% 0.09% -0.93%
2 2022-02-04 — 1.02% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0296

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.0 3.6 [email protected]
1.2 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 1.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0296

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0296

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2015-0296 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (texlive-base), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0296
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0296
ubuntu low CVE-2015-0296 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (texlive-base), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid): not-affected 3, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0296

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0296

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tug texlive 6.20131226_r32488.fc20 cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:6.20131226_r32488.fc20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tug texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0296

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