# CVE-2015-1336: The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The daily mandb cleanup job in Man-db before 2.7.6.1-1 as packaged in Ubuntu and Debian allows local users with access to the man account to gain privileges via vectors involving insecure chown use.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840357
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41158

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