{"id":"CVE-2015-3246","revision":"00feaf1798284f8ba576a109b14bbf0d","records":[{"revision":"00feaf1798284f8ba576a109b14bbf0d","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2015-3246","aliases":[],"title":"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 d…","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2015-08-11T14:00:00+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-01T18:02:50.537+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"n/a","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"n/a\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162947.html","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/","https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163044.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html","https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3246","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2015-3246","identifiers":["CVE-2015-3246"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}