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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:21.560Z
Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-8768
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.267
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2015-8768
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