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CVE-2015-3246

CVE-2015-3246HIGH

n/a n/a — 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…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   N   N  U  H  H  H    7.4   .0843   94.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Apr 10  Reserved by redhat
  Aug 11  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Aug 26  ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2015-3246. Remediation due September 9, 2026.
  Sep 10  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2015-3246. CISA remediation deadline was September 9, 2026; still in catalog.
  Oct 1   RESCORED — CVE-2015-3246. CVSS 5.1 → 7.4 (NVD).

CWE-264, CWE-367 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 12 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due September 9, 2026

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 5 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 10, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
August 11, 2015	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
August 26, 2026	KEV ADDED	ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2015-3246. Remediation due September 9, 2026.
September 10, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2015-3246. CISA remediation deadline was September 9, 2026; still in catalog.
October 1, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2015-3246. CVSS 5.1 → 7.4 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-264 · CWE-367

References (12)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html [Vendor Advisory]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html [Vendor Advisory]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022 [Third Party Advisory]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 [Third Party Advisory]
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 [Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chinese-speaking-adversary-integrates-agentic-ai-into-post-compromise-operations/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3246 [US Government Resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt [Exploit]

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-3246 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-264 · CWE-367

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