CVE-2015-0296

The pre-install script in texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 as packaged in Fedora 21 and rpm, and...

4.7 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

Record: CVE-2015-0296
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 1.2 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-0296
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-0309 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-0309
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vr6-57gw-vwjf 4.7

The pre-install script in texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 as packaged in Fedora 21 and rpm, and...

Record: GHSA-8vr6-57gw-vwjf
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tug texlive

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-0296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Tug Texlive, published October 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.