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CVE-2015-0296

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0296 describes a local arbitrary file deletion vulnerability affecting the pre-install script of TeX Live packages in Fedora 20 and 21. An attacker could exploit this by placing a specially crafted file in a user's home directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 4.7 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity requiring user interaction, but with a high impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.20131226_r32488.fc20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:6.20131226_r32488.fc20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tug:texlive:3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 167 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-0296Moderate

texlive rpm scriptlet allows unprivileged user to delete arbitrary files

May 19, 2014

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154198.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154424.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/02/27/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/72826
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry