{"cve":"CVE-2015-1336","nvd":{"published":"2017-09-28T01:29:00.420","modified":"2026-06-17T00:22:13.113","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html","http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723"],"products":["man-db_project:man-db"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-1336","score":0.01047,"percentile":0.64218,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}