CVE-2015-3245
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3245
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76021
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040
- https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/
- https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3245
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.