{"cve":"CVE-2015-3246","nvd":{"published":"2015-08-11T14:59:07.040","modified":"2026-10-02T11:33:29.473","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.4},"cwes":["CWE-264","CWE-367"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html"],"products":["libuser_project:libuser","opensuse:opensuse","redhat:enterprise_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:36:40.444340523+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-3246","score":0.08503,"percentile":0.95001,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2015-3246","date_added":"2026-08-26","due_date":"2026-09-09","vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Libuser","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}