Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-3256
PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to "javascript rule evaluation."
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-3256
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3256
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-3256
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-3256
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-3256
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0189.html
RHSA-2016:0189 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245684
1245684 – (CVE-2015-3256) CVE-2015-3256 polkit: Memory corruption via javascript rule evaluation
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77356
polkit CVE-2015-3256 Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:1927-1: moderate: Security update for polkit
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http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
polkit-0.113 released
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
PolicyKit Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1734-1: important: Security update
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