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."

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2015-July/000432.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00042.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0189.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77356
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035023
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245684

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:polkit_project:polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-10-26 19:59

Updated : 2018-10-30 16:27

NVD link : CVE-2015-3256

Mitre link : CVE-2015-3256

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-3256

JSON object : View

Products Affected

opensuse

opensuse

polkit_project

polkit

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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