CVE-2015-3246
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040
access.redhat.com/articles/1537873
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/
www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%