CVE•Published 2015-08-11•Modified 2026-10-02•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2015-3246Redhat · Enterprise_linux
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
95
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 5% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2015-08-11
Modified 2026-10-02
External references
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Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2015-3246Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Enterprise Linux"Hosts Shodan identified as running Enterprise Linux.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2015-3246Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2015-3246Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2015-3246Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2015-3246GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2015-3246" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (4)
CVE-2015-32464 repos
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
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maxgfr/awesome-starsunknown
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hiifong/starListPython
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barmi/cve-patch-auditorGo
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