CVE-2015-3643
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.53%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 74
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
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 (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/
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