CVE-2015-3246

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-07-23
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

A flaw was found in the way the libuser library handled the /etc/passwd file. A local attacker could use an application compiled against libuser (for example, userhelper) to manipulate the /etc/passwd file, which could result in a denial of service or possibly allow the attacker to escalate their privileges to root.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libuser)	ELSA-2015-1482	2015-07-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (libuser)	ELSA-2015-1483	2015-07-23
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libuser)	OVMSA-2015-0106	2015-07-30
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libuser)	OVMSA-2015-0106	2015-07-30