CVE-2015-3887

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ProxyChains-NG before 4.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libproxychains4.so library in the current working directory, which is referenced in the LD_PRELOAD path.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/11 patch mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/commit/9ab7dbeb3baff67a51d0c5e71465c453be0890b5#diff-803c5170888b8642f2a97e5e9423d399 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1147013 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74648 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/blob/v4.9/README#L56 release notes issue tracking
https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/issues/60 patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3887?
CVE-2015-3887 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3887?
To fix CVE-2015-3887, 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-2015-3887 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3887 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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