CVE-2015-3246

Public on 2015-07-23
Modified on 2015-07-27
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 libuser 2015-07-23 ALAS-2015-572 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 usermode 2015-07-23 ALAS-2015-572 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.8 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C