Command Injection in Devscripts Devel Team (CVE-2015-5704)
Summary
Command injection in Devscripts Devel Team (CVE-2015-5704). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
scripts/licensecheck.pl in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2015-5704 has been found in Devscripts Devel Team.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Devscripts Devel Team CVE-2015-5704" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2015-5704 (Devscripts Devel Team) — CWE-77 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-77) exists in Devscripts Devel Team.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Devscripts Devel Team.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Devscripts Devel Team を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5704 devscripts Fixed in: 2.15.7
References
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory lists.fedoraproject.org
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory bugzilla.redhat.com
- patch anonscm.debian.org
- patch bugs.debian.org