CVE-2015-3643
usb-creator 0.2.x (Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/14.10) - Local Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a missing call check_polkit for the KVMTest method.
usb-creator en versiones anteriores a 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 en Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, en versiones anteriores a 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 en Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, en versiones anteriores a 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 en Ubuntu 14.10 y en versiones anteriores a 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 en Ubuntu 15.04 permite que los usuarios locales obtengan privilegios aprovechando que el método KVMTest se olvida de llamar a la función check_polkit.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-05-04 CVE Reserved
- 2017-09-27 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820 | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1 | 2017-10-11 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2 | 2017-10-11 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Usb-creator Project Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" | Usb-creator Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" | <= 0.2.38.3 Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" and version " <= 0.2.38.3" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
Safe
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| Usb-creator Project Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" | Usb-creator Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" | <= 0.2.56.3 Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" and version " <= 0.2.56.3" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
Safe
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| Usb-creator Project Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" | Usb-creator Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" | <= 0.2.62ubuntu0.2 Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" and version " <= 0.2.62ubuntu0.2" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.10" | - |
Safe
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| Usb-creator Project Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" | Usb-creator Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" | <= 0.2.67 Search vendor "Usb-creator Project" for product "Usb-creator" and version " <= 0.2.67" | - |
Affected
| in | Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04" | - |
Safe
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