CVE-2015-3238
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.5)—
The _unix_run_helper_binary function in the pam_unix module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) before 1.2.1, when unable to directly access passwords, allows local users to enumerate usernames or cause a denial of service (hang) via a large password.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Puntuación base: 6.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.71%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 85
- Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-200
Referencias
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161350.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161249.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1640.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75428
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228571
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-011/?fid=6551
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Username-Enumeration-against-OpenSSH-SELinux-with-CVE-2015-3238/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/161350.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161249.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1640.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75428
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2935-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228571
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-05
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-011/?fid=6551
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Username-Enumeration-against-OpenSSH-SELinux-with-CVE-2015-3238/
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