CVE-2015-3643

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 v3.0 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 74th percentile

Published

2017-09-27

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820

Security advisories

• 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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry