VDB
CVE-2015-5224
CVE-2015-5224
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The mkostemp function in login-utils in util-linux when used incorrectly allows remote attackers to cause file name collision and possibly other attacks.
EPSS 4.08% · 88.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.5
EPSS Score
4.08%
88.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| kernel | util-linux | 2.27, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 23, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256686 url
- 76467 vdb
- [oss-security] 20150824 CVE-2015-5224 login-utils: file name collision due to incorrect mkstemp use mailing-list
- https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/bde91c85bdc77975155058276f99d2e0f5eab5a9 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5224 advisory