CVE-2015-5704

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

7.8 HighFix available

CVE-2015-5704 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts, published September 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in devscripts 2.15.7.

What does this mean?

Severity: 7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 0.53%EPSS, 45th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: 2.15.7devscripts +2 more

Description

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.53%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`devscripts` Debian:12	before 2.15.7	2.15.7
`devscripts` Debian:13	before 2.15.7	2.15.7
`devscripts` Debian:14	before 2.15.7	2.15.7

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

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

Record: CVE-2015-5704
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

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

Record: CVE-2015-5704
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-5651No score

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

Record: EUVD-2015-5651
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fg8-6wmq-2r6x7.8

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

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

Record: GHSA-4fg8-6wmq-2r6x
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV7.8

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

Record: CVE-2015-5704
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-57047.8

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5704
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

References

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