CVE-2015-3245

Public Exploit

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.42% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ exploit
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html vendor advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76021 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3245?
CVE-2015-3245 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3245?
To fix CVE-2015-3245, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3245 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3245 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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