CVE-2015-3643
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
28/09/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:usb-creator_project:usb-creator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.38.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:usb-creator_project:usb-creator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.56.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:usb-creator_project:usb-creator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.62ubuntu0.2 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:usb-creator_project:usb-creator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.67 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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/



