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CVE-2015-3409

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-3409 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Module::Signature versions prior to 0.75, as well as Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve privilege escalation by introducing a malicious module, such as a Trojan horse Text::Diff module, into the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.74CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:module-signature_project:module-signature:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: perl-Module-Signature

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-3409Moderate

perl-Module-Signature: arbitrary modules loading in some circumstances

Apr 5, 2015

References

github.com / audreyt/module-signature/commit/c41e8885b862b9fce2719449bc9336f0bea658ef
metacpan.org / changes/distribution/Module-Signature
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-2607-1
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3261
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/04/07/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/04/23/17
securityfocus.com / bid/73937