4.6

CVE-2015-3256: opensuse

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2016:0189
Published 26-10-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3256 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in opensuse. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2015-0262SUSE-SU-2015:1838-1

Timeline

  1. 26-10-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to "javascript rule evaluation."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.35% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat4 products
  • polkit< 0:0.112-6.el7_2
  • polkit-debuginfo< 0:0.112-6.el7_2
  • polkit-devel< 0:0.112-6.el7_2
  • polkit-docs< 0:0.112-6.el7_2
Opensuse1 product
Polkit_project1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

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