Vulnerability in Proxychains-Ng Project
CVE-2015-3887
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ProxyChains-NG before 4.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libproxychains4.so library in the current working directory, which is referenced in the LD_PRELOAD path.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.0% 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
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/commit/9ab7dbeb3baff67a51d0c5e71465c453be0890b5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74648 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/blob/v4.9/README (Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/issues/60 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3887?
- CVE-2015-3887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proxychains-Ng Project, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2015-3887?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-3887 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.