# CVE-2015-5704: scripts/licensecheck.pl in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

scripts/licensecheck.pl in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands.

## What to do

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163710.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794260
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163705.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76143
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249635
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/7
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/commit/?id=c0687bcde23108dd42e146573c368b6905e6b8e8

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