CVE - CVE-2015-3246

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-3246	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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MISC:1033040 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 MISC:44633 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ MISC:76022 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022 MISC:FEDORA-2015-12064 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html MISC:FEDORA-2015-12301 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html MISC:RHSA-2015:1482 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html MISC:RHSA-2015:1483 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html MISC:https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 URL:https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 MISC:https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt URL:https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt MISC:openSUSE-SU-2015:1332 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150410	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150410)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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