Resource exhaustion in Openhpi
CVE-2015-3248
openhpi/Makefile.am in OpenHPI before 3.6.0 uses world-writable permissions for /var/lib/openhpi directory, which allows local users, when quotas are not properly setup, to fill the filesystem hosting /var/lib and cause a denial of service (disk consumption).
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openhpi.org/Changelogs/3.6.0 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168841.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3248?
- CVE-2015-3248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openhpi, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2017-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2015-3248?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-3248 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.