CVE-2015-3246
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 8.50 % · percentile 95 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html
- https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3246
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2015-3301
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2015-3246
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:libuser_project:libuser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 0.56.13-8cpe:2.3:a:libuser_project:libuser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 0.60 < 0.60-7
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities | CC0 1.0 |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |