CVE-2015-8768

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.

• CWE-264

• http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2771-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/
• https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF
• http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~click-hackers/click/devel/revision/587
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2771-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/click/+bug/1506467Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://code.launchpad.net/~cjwatson/click/audit-missing-dot-slash/+merge/274554Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/10/15/update-on-ubuntu-phone-security-issue/
• https://plus.google.com/+SzymonWaliczek/posts/3jbG2uiAniF

Published

Feb 13, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

• How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
• Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
• PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
• AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.

• CVE-2015-8762The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows re…
• CVE-2015-8763The EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 through 3.0.8 allows re…
• CVE-2015-8764Off-by-one error in the EAP-PWD module in FreeRADIUS 3.0 thr…
• CVE-2015-8765Intel McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 4.6.9 and earlier, 5…
• CVE-2015-8766Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in conte…
• CVE-2015-8767net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does…
• CVE-2015-8769SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.x before 3.4.7 allo…
• CVE-2015-8770Directory traversal vulnerability in the set_skin function i…
• CVE-2015-8771The generate_smb_nt_hash function in include/functions.inc i…
• CVE-2015-8772McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAfee File Lock 5.x in McAfee Tota…
• CVE-2015-8773Stack-based buffer overflow in McPvDrv.sys 4.6.111.0 in McAf…
• CVE-2015-8776The strftime function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or lib…