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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:21.560Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.267

Modified: 2017-10-03T01:29:00.937

Link: CVE-2015-8768

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