CVE-2015-8612 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Blueman before version 2.0.3, specifically within the Network class's EnableNetwork method. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.4) allows local attackers to gain elevated privileges by manipulating the dhcp_handler argument with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry confirm the existence of public exploit code. Despite this, community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blueman_project:blueman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.