CVE-2015-3245

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3245
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 11 Aug 2015, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 05:39

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.27% LOW
5% probability -5.89%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
4 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Aug 2015, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 05:39
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.27%• Percentile: 92%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • debian•libuser

    < 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | < 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | < 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1 | < 1:0.62~dfsg-0.1

  • redhat•libuser

    ≤ 0.56.13-5 | 0.60-1 | 0.60-2 | 0.60-3 | 0.60-4 | 0.60-5 | 0.60-6

References (10)