CVE catalog

CVE-2015-7758

gummi: CVE-2015-7758

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published: Jan 8, 2016, 7:59:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

Gummi 0.6.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary dot file that uses the name of an existing file and a (1) .aux, (2) .log, (3) .out, (4) .pdf, or (5) .toc extension for the file name, as demonstrated by .thesis.tex.aux.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	gummi	sid	`0.8.3+really0.8.3-6`	fixed
Debian	gummi	forky	`0.8.3+really0.8.3-6`	fixed
Debian	gummi	trixie	`0.8.3+really0.8.3-5`	fixed
Debian	gummi	bookworm	`0.8.3+really0.8.1-0.1`	fixed
Opensuse	gummi	tumbleweed	`0.7.4.3-2.6`	fixed
Ubuntu	gummi	14.04	`0.6.5-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	gummi	14.04	`0.6.5-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	gummi	14.04	`0.6.5-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	gummi	source	sid	`0.6.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[756432]
Debian	gummi	source	forky	`0.6.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[756432]
Debian	gummi	source	trixie	`0.6.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[756432]
Debian	gummi	source	bookworm	`0.6.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[756432]
Opensuse	gummi	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.7.4.3-2.6`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10107-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	gummi	deb	14.04	`0.6.5-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7758	Not reported

[Debian bug #756432]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[gummi-lang]Unknown
Source package: [gummi]
Details (1)
- 0.8.3-3.6 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.7.4.3-2.6
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · gummi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[gummi]Fixed
Source package: [gummi]
Details (1)
- 0.8.3-3.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.7.4.3-2.6
  dsa · gummi · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gummi]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.8.3+really0.8.1-0.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.5-6
  dsa · gummi · debian · bookworm; dsa · gummi · debian · 12
- 0.8.3+really0.8.1-0.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.5-6
  dsa · gummi · debian · bookworm; dsa · gummi · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[gummi]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.8.3+really0.8.3-5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.5-6
  dsa · gummi · debian · 13
- 0.8.3+really0.8.3-5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.5-6
  dsa · gummi · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:16:36 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]