CVE-2015-3246 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting libuser versions before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, specifically within the userhelper program in the usermode package used by Red Hat. It allows local users to cause an inconsistent /etc/passwd file state by triggering an error during modification. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling local attackers to achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating active awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.56.13-5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libuser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libuser:0.60-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libuser:0.60-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libuser:0.60-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.60-4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libuser:0.60-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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