CVE-2015-3246

Description

libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/

https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3