CVE-2015-3256 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in PolicyKit (polkit) versions prior to 0.113, affecting openSUSE and other polkit implementations. A local attacker can exploit this flaw through unspecified vectors related to JavaScript rule evaluation, leading to a denial of service (polkitd daemon crash) and potentially privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is of moderate severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.112CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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