CVE-2015-3246
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.4 High
- Published
- Aug 11, 2015
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 10, 2015
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 76022vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2015-12301vendor-advisory
- 44633exploit
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873
- RHSA-2015:1482vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-12064vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1332vendor-advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt
- 1033040vdb-entry
- RHSA-2015:1483vendor-advisory
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3246government-resource
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