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high 7.8

CVE-2015-5704 json

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

published 2017-09-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5651

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • devscripts Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.15.7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5704

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5704 updated cvss 4.6

devscripts: arbitrary shell command injection

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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