CVE-2015-3246

HIGH

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

7.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 8/11/2015Modified: 10/2/2026

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References (22)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.htmlBroken Linkhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.htmlBroken Linkhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisoryhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.htmlVendor Advisoryhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.htmlVendor Advisoryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022Third Party Advisoryhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040Third Party Advisoryhttps://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873MitigationVendor Advisoryhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entryhttps://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txtExploithttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.htmlBroken Linkhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.htmlBroken Linkhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisoryhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.htmlVendor Advisoryhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.htmlVendor Advisoryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022Third Party Advisoryhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040Third Party Advisoryhttps://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873MitigationVendor Advisoryhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entryhttps://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txtExploithttps://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/Third Party Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3246US Government Resource