Security Advisory

CVE-2015-8768

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2017-02-13 18:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 08:29:21
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

click/install.py in click does not require files in package filesystem tarballs to start with ./ (dot slash), which allows remote attackers to install an alternate security policy and gain privileges via a crafted package, as demonstrated by the test.mmrow app for Ubuntu phone.