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CVE-2015-3246
CWE-264
High
87.1
RPSRPS range: 0–105; KEV-listed vulnerabilities can receive an exploitation amplifier.
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.
Source: NVD
Signals
- CVSS
- 7.4
- High · v3.1
- EPSS
- 8.43%
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
- CISA KEV
- In CISA KEV since Aug 2026
- Fix commit
- No known fix commit
- Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- CWE-264, CWE-367
- Published
- 11 Aug 2015
- Last modified 2 Oct 2026
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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time